I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Meta (Menlo Park, CA) in May 2025
Interview
After talking to an HR person on the phone, moved onto the hiring manager. Hiring manager asked about my professional experience and to give an over of my resume. He asked a few technical questions that weren't difficult. Entire interview was 45 minutes
Easy process. Recruiter reached out, asked a few questions via email, and set up and interview within a week. 5 min of introduction, 35 min of technical questions, 5 min of asking the interview questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions regarding heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and thermodynamics.
Thermal Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Meta with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 56.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Thermal Engineer roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 2 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 Thermal Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 100%
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