Process
Phone interview. Ask one project, and why you want to work at Facebook.
Then, ask two coding questions.
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Implement
strstr(). Follow-up: How to speed it up? -
Implement 3Sum, where elements can be duplicated. Follow-up: How to speed it up?
Questions
The interviewer asked me how to optimize the strstr() brute force method. I said we can use the KMP algorithm to do it. Then he moved on and didn't ask me to implement it.
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Meta Work Experiences
- 5.0Great company, great peopleSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesFebruary 1, 2016Pros: Facebook is an amazing company with lots of opportunities. Behind the free food and great perks, you'll find knowledgeable colleagues and inspiring human beings. The "move fast" motto is tuning down progressively for "stable infra" in infrastructure.Cons: Maintaining a work-life balance is difficult. The codebase is still messy in some parts, and it can be frustrating when documentation and owners are nowhere to be found.
- 5.0Openness, But Code Cleanup ToughSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesOctober 4, 2015Pros: Facebook encourages openness in all spheres, professional and personal. Be yourself - don't lead a double life where you are dull and droid-like at work, then are someone different at home.Cons: It's too early for me to tell. I hear rumblings that justifying code cleanup can be difficult since there's no neat metric for it.
- 4.0Meta software engineer jobSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomNovember 18, 2022Pros: Good place to develop engineering skills.Cons: A lot of work could be avoided, as it's not very useful.
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