I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Meta in Feb 2023
Interview
Two interviews virtual for the job. Had to do quick sort and two sum in the first one and then had to do three sum in the final round and a dynamic programming question.
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Question 1
See above, I was asked two sum and three sum. I was also asked a few dynamic programming questions.
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.
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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