Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Meta with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 56% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 27 days to get hired, when considering 2,263 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Meta overall takes an average of 31 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Meta as a Software Engineer according to 2,263 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 39%
One on one interview: 24%
Skills test: 15%
Presentation: 8%
Background check: 4%
Group panel interview: 3%
Personality test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Drug test: 1%
Other: 1%
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Meta (Palo Alto, CA)
Interview
Cleared 2 telephone rounds - both had 2 questions, can be easily cleared if you had spent on most common interview questions on binary tree, Roman numbers, Island problem, etc.,
Took more than a month before scheduling onsite.
Onsite -
* 2 technical interviews (convert number to string representation, heap problem, remove unbalanced paranthesis, etc).
* Behavioral was full of quick questions about your experiences, they wont let you think between questions, so that you end up saying your true view of things as you wont have the time to think a nicer answer.
* System design interview was to design Spotify. Buying the book 'Grokking the System Interview' was very handy in explaining the answers at a decent level
The process is straightforward and designed to help us get to know each other. It moves through a few stages at a comfortable pace, involves conversations with several team members, and focuses on making sure it's a good mutual fit.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Meta
Interview
Had an initial recuriter call and then scheduled a coding round with 2 leetcode questions. Practicing Meta-tagged leetcode questions would help prepare for this round. Interviewers expect clear communication and code.
Generic LeetCode-style questions, many tagged as Meta, so extensive preparation is required to perform well in the technical interview. The experience varies significantly - some interviewers provide hints and guidance, while others expect candidates to solve problems independently with minimal assistance.