I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Meta in Sep 2018
Interview
Recruiter approached me on linkedin with an invitation to chat to learn about the Data Scientist roles in Facebook Community Operations team. Recruiter was detailed and very patient in explaining how data science at facebook is constantly striving for community integrity by developing strategies to prevent fake news, hate news, spam posts and other malicious activities that are effecting 2.2 billion users positive experience on facebook. Later on, recruiter considered me for a technical phone screen with the one of the employees at facebook. It consisted of Analytical and Technical portions with focus on SQL, Statistics, Machine learning concepts.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
As a data scientist, How would you test new features being implemented on facebook page?
Total 7 rounds: first round for resume screening, second for technical screening, then for on-site virtual with 4 interviews back to back, then hiring manager round after team matching and then salary negotiation with HR
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Meta’s evaluation rubrics focus heavily on "Product Thinking over Fancy Math". Interviewers want to see if you can operate like a product owner with an analytical mindset, navigating messy scenarios affecting billions of users
The Interview Process is very structured -
First Tech Screening round - 45 mins (usually can extend a bit depending on the interviewer)
- 2 SQL Questions ( Medium to Hard ) - based on Joins
Full Loop - 4 rounds 45 mins each.
- SQL
- Behavioral
- Analytical Execution - stats & prob, A/B testing, case study
- Analytical Reasoning - Case study
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions on Bayes Theorem, Probability distribution, etc.
I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at Meta
Interview
Completed 3 rounds of the process, which includes the initial recruiter screen, technical, full loop, and team matching.
Couldn't move past the full loop interview. The interview was very engaging, and I actually enjoyed working through the cases. No crazy questions.
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