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Software Engineer Interview Experience

August 14, 2019
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I've had three Facebook interviews for three different software-related roles in the last few years, in different locations.

Each and every time, there's an experience so far left field that makes me think, "Hmm, that was awful." I shrug it off, but it's common enough now that I think it's just representative of the culture you hear whispers about at Facebook Seattle.

  • First Interview: Interviewers don't smile, at all. As if Zuck was watching them and would fire them if they did. I figured they were just stressed from a release, so I shrugged it off.
  • Second Interview: A few smilers. But one of my coding rounds had an interviewer who came in in his classic hoodie, didn't speak English, wrote the prompt on the board, and scrolled on his phone for the rest of the interview, generally ignoring me.
  • Third Interview: Interviewers were actually nicer this time. But unfortunately, my lunch buddy spent the entire time complaining about the culture: the work-life balance, the up-and-out culture, and the general toxicity. I have never had that happen at any other onsite and probably never will.

I'll probably keep interviewing for practice, but I think I've written Facebook off as an employer and suggest you think about that yourself.

Questions

Some Dynamic Programming questions. Don't believe the rumors that they banned them, because I definitely got a few.

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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.

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