Software Engineering New Grad Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
Process
I contacted a recruiter through LinkedIn. The recruiter responded and provided me with the email address of the person in charge of interviewing students from my school.
I emailed the person in charge, and he replied within 15 minutes. He informed me that he would be forwarding my resume and that I would hear back regarding an interview.
Subsequently, I had a one-hour phone interview with a software engineer. Unfortunately, I did not advance further in the process.
Questions
Given a decimal number, find the number of 1s in its binary representation.
Follow-up: Can you solve this in O(1) run time and O(1) space?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Meta Software Engineering New Grad role in Seattle, Washington.
Success Rate
Meta's interview process for their Software Engineering New Grad roles in Seattle, Washington is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Meta's Software Engineering New Grad interview process in Seattle, Washington.
Meta Work Experiences
- 5.0Fast Learning, Great PeopleSoftware Engineering New Grad • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesOctober 16, 2013Pros: Fast pace, a lot to learn, comfortable environment, nice people, flat promotion.Cons: The production team was too revenue-driven and built a lot of crappy code.
- 5.0Great Learning Opportunity and the best PeopleSoftware Engineering New Grad • Current EmployeeMenlo Park, California, United StatesNovember 13, 2012Pros: People are awesome. They help you grow, and it's a very open-minded and supportive environment. Great perk. I feel less politics in my career track, as long as you gain support and trust from team members.Cons: People are too good, and you feel peer pressure in terms of trying to survive at a company where many of the people enjoy and love what they do and are full of passion.
- 4.0Good Pay, Team; Work-life Balance ChallengeEngineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesNovember 12, 2025Pros: Good pay, good benefits, and a good team.Cons: Work-life balance is sometimes a struggle.
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