I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Meta (New York, NY) in Mar 2013
Interview
Had an HR phone call that was mostly basic questions about previous experience, and why I feel I would be a good fit at Facebook. At the end of the call, we set up an on-site technical interview. Had to postpone it a while, but they were very helpful with rescheduling whenever was convenient for me. The technical interview went well, getting a tour of the facility before sitting down with an engineer. The interview lasted around an hour. I was asked a question about checking for palindromes, and a question about graph traversal. Ran into some trouble with the graph traversal, which I eventually described to the interviewer correctly, but didn't have enough time to write it on the whiteboard. I think that's the reason I was told to get more experience and reapply in a few months.
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.
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 56.5% 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 2,266 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 2,266 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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