I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Meta (New York, NY) in Sep 2023
Interview
I applied online. I was sent a hackerrank with 4 questions. 1 string parsing, 1 array, and 2 matrices. I had 90 mins to complete them and I ran out of time on the 4th question. I received a "we regret" email about a week later.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a string of an arithmetic expression, composed of numbers, '+' and '*', calculate the result
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.