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 2,263 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 college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Meta (Menlo Park, CA) in Mar 2019
Interview
The first round of interview consists of phone screen which takes about 45-50 minutes. The interview asks about a coding problem, during that time. No questions from the resume are asked in this round. At the end of this first stage process, the interviewer also gives time to ask questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They only asked one programming challenge problem during phone interview.
The question was of 'Valid Parentheses', that is given a string containing parentheses, we need to remove all those parentheses which are invalid, and return the resulting string.
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.