Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 7 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Meta overall takes an average of 42 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Meta as a Software Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 67%
Skills test: 33%
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I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Meta in Apr 2025
Interview
Performed phone screen interview, asked two medium difficulty LeetCodes. Then did 2 more coding interviews (2 mediums, 2 hards ), 1 behavioral, and 2 system design for the on-site (online).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mix of medium/hard Leetcode problems, then commonly asked system design questions (Ticketmaster/API)
Online Assessment (OA)
Timed coding test (DSA problems)
Sometimes includes MCQs or debugging
Used as an initial filter
Technical Screen
1–2 live coding interviews
Data structures & algorithms
Focus on problem-solving and coding clarity
Initial Interviews
Behavioral + role-specific questions
Communication, collaboration, and culture fit
For tech roles, may include another coding or design round
I've got through 5 rounds of interviews. Interviewers are very likeable and nice. Overall it was a great journey but I didn't get the offer. I recommend everyone at least try some leetcode.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
- Design a web scale highly parallel web crawler
- Coding challenge on site: they asked me to wrote a minesweeper game.