I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Meta in Feb 2015
Interview
One phone screen and two technical phone interviews. The phone screen had some basic questions about networking and systems. The first technical interview was a basic text processing question suitable for any scripting language, and the second was more of a systems design question that tested technical depth and troubleshooting. There was no coding involved on the second interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a database with slow I/O, how can we improve it?
The interview experience at Meta is a structured and rigorous process designed to thoroughly assess both technical skills and cultural fit. It typically begins with a recruiter screening, followed by multiple rounds of technical interviews that focus on coding, system design, and problem-solving abilities.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Meta (Menlo Park, CA) in Apr 2025
Interview
Initially there is a recruiter screen describing the interview process and discussing my background, experience, and interest in the role at Meta. The rounds thereafter are to discover technical skills as it relates to troubleshooting and debugging, networking and coding skills.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe how I would identify and resolve an issue with a service you support is no longer responding to requests
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Meta in Nov 2024
Interview
After passing the initial 20 minute phone screen with HR I was setup for the next round - which was a screening interview split into two parts: 1) Two leetcode style coding questions in 45 minutes; 2) Completely verbal discussion focused on troubleshooting a new to you linux hosted website with known and new issues
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q1."what happens when you write in the web browser", then quite many follow ups on tcp/ip , tcp syn, and the whole process itself.
Q2.server side optimizations like load balancing, fault tolerance and so on.
Production Engineering 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 89% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Production Engineering roles take an average of 23 days to get hired, when considering 9 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 Production Engineering according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 44%
Skills test: 22%
Presentation: 17%
One on one interview: 11%
Other: 6%
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