I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Meta (Mountain View, CA) in Oct 2015
Interview
First round of interview happened one month ago, and was informed one week after that I was invited to a onsite interview. As usual, it starts late, at noon. One system design, two coding and one culture. The interviews are not difficult, but do need solid knowledge on database design, basic data structure and algorithms. No more than string, pointer, graph and tree.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Leetcode is more than enough for the coding. Take more time on database design.
Recruiter call was pretty standard, first round was 2 Meta tagged LC mediums in 45 minutes. On-site was 2 coding sessions of 2 LC mediums, a system design interview and a behavioral interview with an engineering manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you answer if someone asks how long a deliverable or project will take?
The entire process usually takes 3–8 weeks, depending on scheduling and the specific role. Coding interviews heavily emphasize common DSA topics such as arrays, strings, trees, graphs, BFS/DFS, heaps, hash maps, and dynamic programming. System design becomes increasingly important for E4+ positions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given an array of integers and a target value, return the indices of two numbers that add up to the target