Process
The interview process involves three rounds of phone interviews.
The first two rounds are technical interviews, and the final round is a team match.
The HR representative is very quick in providing feedback. Normally, they will notify you whether you will have another round on the same day as the phone interview.
Questions
Round 1: Tree Traversal Problems
- Given a tree structure, print the preorder or postorder sequence.
- Given a sequence, construct a binary tree from it.
Round 2:
- Valid palindrome.
- Longest palindrome of a string.
- Sort colors (as in LeetCode).
Round 3:
Talk about their projects. Asked a machine learning design problem. I forget the details.
Was this helpful?
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
5.0
Awesome office in Seattle!
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
January 9, 2017
Pros: Internal tooling: Coming from Microsoft, the internal tooling here is nothing short of incredible. Everything just *works*, and it's mostly consistent throughout the entire company.
* Everyone uses the same code review process.
* Everyone uses the same build tools.
* Everyone uses the same check-in process (per repository).
* Everyone uses the same employee feedback process.
* etc...
There are also lots of internal services that are really helpful: services for deployment, managing configuration, A/B testing, etc. Because everyone uses the same tools, everyone invests in them, and they're well-documented and easy to learn.
People: Everyone I've worked with is really smart and happy to lend a helping hand. Haven't had any issues so far.
Work: I've enjoyed the kind of problems that I get to solve at Facebook much more than the kind of problems I got to solve at Microsoft. I worked on four different teams at Microsoft. The problems here are more challenging and require scalable, efficient solutions.
Culture: The culture here is fantastic. Internally, there is a lot of transparency. There isn't too much politics. You can make improvements on part of the codebase. There isn't much process to slow you down. There is a lot of individual freedom in what you prioritize and work on.
Work-life balance: I've had great work-life balance here. I typically work 35-40 hours a week, and I've not once stayed late for dinner. On-call is pretty light—much easier than on-call at Microsoft. This might vary by team.
Food: Really good food. Lots of healthy options (and unhealthy options if you want a cheat day).
Benefits: Pretty happy with the benefits. The transportation options are really good. The baby benefits are great.
Cons: - 401k matching is capped at 50% match up to 7% of base salary
- No matching contributions for charitable giving
4.0
Fast Growth, Poor Work-life
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Sunnyvale, California, United States
September 29, 2021
Pros: Grow fast, good benefits and perks.
Cons: Perm issue, WLB not good.
4.0
Team Dependent, High Reward
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
May 7, 2024
Pros: Salary is competitive, and the brand name provides experience.
Cons: It's a dice roll. If you end up in a bad team, you're screwed.
- 5.0Awesome office in Seattle!Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesJanuary 9, 2017Pros: Internal tooling: Coming from Microsoft, the internal tooling here is nothing short of incredible. Everything just *works*, and it's mostly consistent throughout the entire company. * Everyone uses the same code review process. * Everyone uses the same build tools. * Everyone uses the same check-in process (per repository). * Everyone uses the same employee feedback process. * etc... There are also lots of internal services that are really helpful: services for deployment, managing configuration, A/B testing, etc. Because everyone uses the same tools, everyone invests in them, and they're well-documented and easy to learn. People: Everyone I've worked with is really smart and happy to lend a helping hand. Haven't had any issues so far. Work: I've enjoyed the kind of problems that I get to solve at Facebook much more than the kind of problems I got to solve at Microsoft. I worked on four different teams at Microsoft. The problems here are more challenging and require scalable, efficient solutions. Culture: The culture here is fantastic. Internally, there is a lot of transparency. There isn't too much politics. You can make improvements on part of the codebase. There isn't much process to slow you down. There is a lot of individual freedom in what you prioritize and work on. Work-life balance: I've had great work-life balance here. I typically work 35-40 hours a week, and I've not once stayed late for dinner. On-call is pretty light—much easier than on-call at Microsoft. This might vary by team. Food: Really good food. Lots of healthy options (and unhealthy options if you want a cheat day). Benefits: Pretty happy with the benefits. The transportation options are really good. The baby benefits are great.Cons: - 401k matching is capped at 50% match up to 7% of base salary - No matching contributions for charitable giving
- 4.0Fast Growth, Poor Work-lifeSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesSeptember 29, 2021Pros: Grow fast, good benefits and perks.Cons: Perm issue, WLB not good.
- 4.0Team Dependent, High RewardSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesMay 7, 2024Pros: Salary is competitive, and the brand name provides experience.Cons: It's a dice roll. If you end up in a bad team, you're screwed.
Meta Interview Questions
Explore Interview QuestionsTaro 75Google Interview QuestionsMeta Interview QuestionsAmazon Interview QuestionsApple Interview QuestionsNetflix Interview Questions
Explore Interview ExperiencesOpenAI Interview ExperiencesAnthropic Interview ExperiencesPerplexity Interview ExperiencesWindsurf Interview ExperiencesMistral AI Interview Experiences
