I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Meta (Palo Alto, CA) in Aug 2024
Interview
The interview process at Meta was structured and thorough. It started with an initial recruiter screen, followed by a technical phone interview focused on data structures and algorithms. After that, I was invited to an onsite loop consisting of five interviews: two coding, one system design, one behavioral, and one focusing on problem-solving. Each interviewer was professional and provided clear instructions. They were also open to clarifying questions. Overall, it was a challenging but fair process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me to design a URL shortening service, similar to Bit.ly.
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.
I applied online. I interviewed at Meta (Menlo Park, CA)
Interview
It's honestly striaght from leetcode tagged
There are no surprises if you do tagged you would be good and do well.
System design is much harder. Would recommend using hello interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design Twitter and consider if it was suddenly an extremely low latency env