Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Meta with 4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 74.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Meta overall takes an average of 43 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Meta as a Software Engineer according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 50%
One on one interview: 50%
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I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Meta
Interview
A software engineer called me via skype for the first technical internview. He first asked me my Ph.d research experience. And I describe my research topics to him in detail. Then he asked one detailed questions he was not quite familiar with. This part goes well, then we move to coding questions. He asked me two coding questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. merge two sorted arrays together
2. given a m * n grids, and one is allowed to move up or right, find the number of paths between two grids.
interviewed when they recruited on campus. the recruiter and engineers were all very down to earth and helpful throughout the interview process. culture very different from other companies, because they appreciate generalists rather than specialists.
questions are standard with minor tricks hidden.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
questions are standard with minor tricks hidden. i'm not a CS major so my coding was not the most efficient, and clean coding is a crucial criteria they're looking for.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Meta (Seattle, WA) in Oct 2013
Interview
Started with a friendly talk with the recruiter, had 1 phone screen and then 4 on-site interviews. Everyone I talked to (including the recruiter!) was very Smart, friendly and engaging. I definitely felt a commitment to their role - even as interviewers!
There was nothing unexpected on the interviews, so don't be afraid about the horror stories out there. If you're good you should do OK.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Nothing unexpected. Keep Reading, studying, solving problems, and coding on your daily job and you should be able to get it.