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Software Engineer Interview Experience

February 1, 2022
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Process

The interview process began with a phone screen with a recruiter, followed by an online algorithm screen. This was then followed by an algorithm interview, and then two further algorithm interviews, one of which included a behavioural interview. Although it was extremely intimidating, most of the questions were in the LeetCode Medium range (except for the phone screen, which included some Dynamic Programming questions). The behavioural round involved standard questions about my previous job experience, such as times I faced challenges with coworkers or disagreed with my manager. Overall, the interviewers were extremely pleasant and helpful. Everybody wanted me to succeed.

Questions

Many of the questions could be found directly in Cracking the Coding Interview.

The questions were uncomplicated and mostly relied on knowledge of fundamental algorithms (e.g., tree traversal) rather than specific knowledge.

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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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