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Will they potentially downgrade based on interview performance? Or will I get flat out rejected if it doesn’t go well?

Meta recruiter said he would reconnect with me next month. Realistically, how much time does that give me to study?

A meta recruiter reached out to me and I asked for study materials and he sent back materials for IC6. What level is this and is there anything special I should study for this role besides DSA?

Hi, I hope to join at meta as a MLE for ads rankings team (E4)? now, I am a recent Phd grad, I have worked with efficient ML algorithms for my Phd and mostly used Pytorch for work (but no experience with ads). Now, what other technical things (frameworks/tools/whatever you think it'll be useful) can I learn to better equip myself for success?

As a grad student, I was mostly focused on a small project at a time, so I don’t really have large scale design/distributed systems experience. Please share resources (code/just knowledge-wise, any books/papers or links etc?) that you think as an incoming MLE, I should know. Thanks a ton.

What are the best practices for onboarding and being successful at meta MLE ads rankings team (E4)? Please share your thoughts on office culture/how to go along well with manager? tips for successful E4-->E5 track? how to ensure getting projects with Impact (team dominated by members from 1 country)?

Note, I will go through the on-boarding course by Rahul, but was looking for some tailored suggestions, thanks

Hi, I am at the team match stage at meta for E4 (MLE) role at the bay area loc. What could be a decent TC range (checked levels, I know avg is around 300k?)?

Also, how could I maximize it considering I don’t have a competing FAANG level offer at the moment, but I do have an offer from a tier 2 company of ML in terms of comp? note, I believe I did pretty well in all the interview rounds, the team I am hoping to join has a member who was my labmate in my Phd group and recommended me to the hiring manager, who is quite interested to hire me (as mentioned by the hm himself). Furthermore, I already have my green card, so the company doesn’t need to spend for my immigration. How (if at all) can I leverage these to negotiate?

I have looked at Taro's course on , but looking for more case-specific suggestions, thanks in advance.

Now that PSC for the first half at Meta is nearing an end, do you think it makes sense to ask my manager for a raise in our next 1:1?

Or, given that Meta is a big tech company, are raises purely based on rating?

One of my friends got escalation from the XFN team on harassment. They connected his comments about blind and suggested that it is not acceptable to director level on partner team. It was no details about anything else, or why it is harassment.

Right now I have 25 min per week in our 1:1 and after quick top of mind exchange it is usually 15 min left. So I am getting only one hour per month of quality time to discuss what is important. I feel it is not enough, and my manager has 11 reports.

I have been in the team matching process with Meta for the last 3 weeks. I have talked to 4 teams and 2 of them did not proceed futher. The other 2 teams are something I would rank in the top of the 4 but I am not completely satisfied with the role at these teams. How long do you think is it good to slow down the team matching for so as to explore other team matching calls? Or would it be a bad move as I can miss out the current available opportunities?

If I go ahead with any of the teams that don't completely align with my interests, how easy is it to switch internally after I join a team?

I’ve been e3 for about two years. my manager put me for promo last two halves but it didn’t go through .(due to a bunch of reasons which are ambiguous , the feedback I got both times was - you’re doing 4 work but we have a quota) I believe there was some politics involved but that’s water under the bridge.

I’m going to reach e4 end of this half. I’ve lost trust in my management chain. I do think my team may have good opportunity and everything else is good but I don’t think my manager is invested in growing me.

I’m very ambitious and would like to get to e5 asap. What would be good ways to set myself up for success?

I've just accepted an offer from a crypto startup, before my Meta interview loop is completed. Even if I got an offer from Meta, I would choose the crypto startup over Meta, so I'm debating whether or not to terminate the loop. If I continue the loop there are of course two potential scenarios:

1. If I pass the loop and get an offer and decline, I have read that if I apply again within a year the process would be easier to get through -- maybe I could go directly to hiring committee/team matching? Is that true?
2. If I fail the loop, then I would not be able to interview again for 6-12 months?

I feel like scenario 2 isn't such a big risk, while there are significant benefits in case scenario 1 happens to offset the risk of 2. I'm not sure though about how true the assumptions above are.

Any thoughts? Thanks!

I recently moved and didn't realize how bad the cellphone coverage is with my carrier. During a screening call with a recruiter from Meta, the connection was poor, and he couldn't understand me well. English isn't my native language, so I think the bad connection made it worse. He asked to reschedule, and I requested that he call me on a different phone with a better carrier. I sent this request via email, but now I'm worried about how this might affect my chances. Do you think I'll get a reschedule or be rejected because of this issue?

AFAIK, Google is known to issue an L1-A visa for internal transfers to US at L5(Senior) level. Does Meta offer the same visa at E5?

Hi, I have a question about answering these prompts for Meta referral

1. How well do you know this person's professional skills within their area of expertise? (Never worked together, just by reputation, worked occasionally, very well)
2. Why do you think your referral should be hired?

How important are they? What are they looking for?

Direction: Strategy formulation and road mapping are key, along with influencing and collaborating with other teams. How I could promote proactive inclusion of ideas on other teams’ roadmaps and engaging with leadership to drive product decisions. It’s also important to consult with managers to identify tasks that create the most impact, whether they are big or small. Engaging in strategic and road mapping discussions can be highly beneficial.

How to seek manager or TL’s support on project unblocking or career growth?

What topics I should talk in 1:1s with my manager/TL?

How to build the connections with leaderships?

How to build your reputation in new area?

How to use better story telling?

How to better align on the organizational goals?

How to define the priority and work on your projects?

How to setup clear expectations for yourself and your team?

How to identify my gap to next level?

How to narrow my gap to next level?

Hi,

I just completed Meta interview last week, no results yet.

I got a request from my recruiter now asking if anyone at Meta would give feedback on working with me. What are the expectations here? Also, why post interviews?