I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Meta (Menlo Park, CA) in Feb 2013
Interview
I solved a challenged at interviewstreet.com
2 weeks after they emailed me asking to send my CV along with some answers, for example: preferred programming languages, current job, time constrains, availabity for interview...
Another email telling me about how to get prepared for the interview (visiting glassdor.com).
After I replied, 1 week later we coordinated the skype interview.
The interview was kind and explained to me any doubt I had.
They called me explaining the good and bad things I did on my first phone screener, and then we planned a second interview. I was able to solve the second problem but probably I took more time than expected and had some bugs that the interviewer helped me to find out.
The day after the second interview I was said "thanks" by Facebook, that my background didn't fit any current position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1.1. given a list of words, group anagrams.
1.2. find all 3 items that sum to 0 in an array.
2.1. Write a function that calculates input strings with operators +,-,*,/ eg. "5+5*6" should output 35
Took about a month altogether, which felt longer given the intensity of the process. Kicked off with a technical screening, followed by two rigorous coding interviews. The DSA question on binary tree vertical order traversal hit me hard at first, but then I recognized the prompt instantly — I had just worked through something similar on PracHub. The final round was focused on system design, and while I ended up receiving an offer, I ultimately declined it. Overall, a challenging experience that definitely sharpened my skills.
1 leetcode med, 1 leetcode hard. make sure you know your DSA and leetcode questions. I wasn't able to get an offer bc i didnt complete the second question. Got a reply 2 days later saying they would move on
Overall, the process took a little over two weeks, which felt a bit longer than I anticipated. After a quick screening, I went through two technical rounds focusing on coding and DSA concepts. One of the questions was a classic palindrome check; mid-way through, I realized it was something I had practiced on PracHub just days earlier. The final step was a casual behavioral interview. I was relieved to get an offer shortly after, which I happily accepted.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a string, determine if it is a valid palindrome considering only alphanumeric characters and ignoring case.