Meta Software Engineer interview questions

1. Recruiter Screen (30 min) • Introductory chat to understand your background and career interests. • They’ll explain the process and ask about your availability. • Sometimes a light behavioral question or coding warm-up. 2. Technical Phone Screen (1 or 2 rounds, 45 min each) • DSA-focused coding questions on a shared editor (like CoderPad). • Think LeetCode Medium/Hard — expect 1-2 questions per round. • Interviewers look for: problem-solving, communication, and clean coding. 3. Onsite / Virtual Onsite (typically 4 rounds) Usually consists of: • 2 Coding Interviews • More DSA problems (trees, graphs, dynamic programming, etc.) • Think-aloud and communicate trade-offs • 1 System Design (for mid-senior level) • Design a scalable system (e.g., news feed, messaging, file storage) • Focus on API design, data modeling, scalability, trade-offs • 1 Behavioral (“Execution” or “Leadership & Drive”) • Meta uses structured behavioral interviews tied to values like: • Move fast • Focus on long-term impact • Be bold • STAR format is common (Situation, Task, Action, Result)