I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Meta (Menlo Park, CA) in Jun 2016
Interview
My process was very long but this was mainly due to my timeline rather than theirs.
I was referred to a recruiter by a colleague.
Then had a phone screen with the recruiter.
Then a phone/white board coding interview/test with an interviewer.
Was then invited to Menlo Park for an onsite interview, which consisted of 4 1hr interviews which mainly focused on coding ability.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mainly typical "LeetCode" type questions. Almost all were very much technically minded.
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.