I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Meta (San Francisco, CA) in Dec 2024
Interview
A) Chat with Recruiter
The call lasted about 30 minutes, during which the recruiter discussed my background, experiences, and logistical details.
B) Screening Interview (Coding)
A 45-minute coding interview with a software engineer. I was given 2 medium-level questions.
C) Virtual Onsite (All interviews are 45 minutes)
2 Coding Interviews
1 System Design Interview
1 Behavioral Interview
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Meta (Sunnyvale, CA) in Mar 2026
Interview
The interview process was structured into two primary technical evaluations. The first was a coding round that focused on the "Goat Latin" problem, similar to the one found on LeetCode, which tested string manipulation and algorithmic logic.
The second stage was a troubleshooting round where I was tasked with diagnosing a critical issue on an all-in-one-machine server after it had triggered a system alarm. This required a deep dive into linux commands, such as top, vmstat, and netstat, to identify the root cause
Recruiter call followed by a standard online algo round that lasted for an hour which would then be followed by a one day on site marathon with algorithm, system design and behavioural rounds.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Two algo questions, one using min heap and the other about string manipulation.
The interview process now incorporates an online assessment. I interviewed when the process incorporated a tech phone screen and full loop onsite round of two coding, one behavioral and one product arch round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Be prepared in the behavioral round for follow up Q&A for any given STAR story and questions can be asked in between your delivery or after. Questions asked were around technical challenges and conflict resolution to name a few. Coding was based on Medium difficulty Leetcode, some company tagged but one asked was not on Leetcode.
