Process
One phone screen with an engineer.
Two technical rounds. One system design round. One behavioral round.
This took about two months overall. For each technical round, you need to solve two LeetCode medium-hard level questions. Be prepared.
Questions
Design a real-time messaging application.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1,861 interview experiences for the Meta Software Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
14%
Pass Rate
Meta's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive54%
Neutral30%
Negative16%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Meta's Software Engineer interview process in United States.
Meta Work Experiences
1.0
A better company out there
Software Engineer • Current Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
November 3, 2022
Pros: Free food is pretty good.
Cons: Worst product on Earth.
5.0
Excellent Compensation, Happy Employee
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
March 10, 2021
Pros: Best make tons of money.
Cons: Nothing. I'm happy about everything. Great company.
1.0
Poor management and teams
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
February 2, 2021
Pros: Pay is great.
Perks/benefits are great.
Cons: This is a performance-based company, which means everyone optimizes for short-term wins. This includes metric inflation and lots of politics.
- 1.0A better company out thereSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomNovember 3, 2022Pros: Free food is pretty good.Cons: Worst product on Earth.
- 5.0Excellent Compensation, Happy EmployeeSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesMarch 10, 2021Pros: Best make tons of money.Cons: Nothing. I'm happy about everything. Great company.
- 1.0Poor management and teamsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesFebruary 2, 2021Pros: Pay is great. Perks/benefits are great.Cons: This is a performance-based company, which means everyone optimizes for short-term wins. This includes metric inflation and lots of politics.
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