Process
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Initial call with recruiter (~30 mins): Discuss your background and experience, why you are interested in Meta, an overview of the interview process, and a high-level view of the role and team.
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Technical Phone Screen (~45 mins): Conducted by a Meta software engineer. Coding challenge on CoderPad. It will involve two DSA problems (LeetCode style, easy to medium).
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Onsite (4-5 rounds, 45-50 mins each): (a) Two coding rounds: These will be similar to the phone screen, but expect harder questions. (b) System design round. (c) Behavioral round. You might have an additional behavioral or system design round randomly.
Questions
Design a code judge service like LeetCode.
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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
Meta's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Meta's Software Engineer interview process in United States.
Meta Work Experiences
- 5.0Excellent Work-life BalanceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJanuary 30, 2022Pros: The work-life balance is great.Cons: There are no cons so far.
- 5.02+ Years at Meta as SDESoftware Engineer • Current EmployeePalo Alto, California, United StatesDecember 13, 2023Pros: food, growth, learning, colleagues, perksCons: The work-life balance is sometimes bad.
- 5.0A fantastic place for a software engineer to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesNovember 13, 2012Pros: The entire company is engineer-driven. We have our choice of teams and projects. We determine our own goals and targets. The entire company is open. The culture here is the most accepting I have ever seen. Everyone here is easily approachable. The company greatly values its employees and treats them accordingly.Cons: Everyone here is exceptional, so sometimes you can feel a bit dumb. But you get used to it. People outside the company have no idea what it's like, and believe completely made-up things about us reported in the media, or spread as rumors on the 'net.
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