I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Meta (Menlo Park, CA) in Jan 2017
Interview
referred by a friend, got a call from an recruiter after 2 days, then arrange a phone screen. Kind of easy question then got onsite invitation. 5 sessions in a day, 2 interviewers for each session. Three rounds are pure algorithm coding, one behavioral session in which 20 minutes about work experience and behavioral questions, then end with a coding question. One architect session.
No that difficult, reply on how familiar with these asked questions. How good solution and how elegant code you can give.
Got declined notification after 3 weeks later.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Search word with . pattern in string array
2. longest continuous zig-zag subarray in an integer array
Leet Code questions over a voice call with screen share answering data structure and algorithm questions and trying to solve them within a timelimit explaining your working out. Interviewer was very nice.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Meta in Jun 2025
Interview
The interview process consisted of an initial phone screen followed by a full interview loop. It included coding challenges, system design, and behavioral questions. The recruiters were clear and supportive, and the process was well-structured.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design a system that automatically changes the device wallpaper every time the system boots up.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Meta in Apr 2024
Interview
Initial call with the recruiter, pretty standard on this one.
Once it is confirmed that I was going to move forward to the Online Screening, the recruiter shared resources to prepare mostly from the meta career site, which is quite comprehensive.
In the coding stage, I managed to solve just one question. Based on the feedback, that was the reason of not moving forward.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Typical DSA question, medium difficulty but a bit tedious to implement which can take some time.