I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Meta in Apr 2017
Interview
Inside referral but got denied for multiple times without interview. Some months later, they just somehow remembered me and pop up and send me email appointing for a Skype interview. I am surprised they are trying to contact me with information on a years-old resume because I am sure I reapplied with the updated CV just some months ago. Interview is just programming online. Difficult as I expected. Few company come up with a DP problem at first interview. The engineer interviewing me kept asking me to change my algorithm. Managed to finish core algorithm, with potential bugs, and got denied (again) exactly 24 hours later.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A dynamic programming problem. Core algorithm is not very difficult but the input are extremely annoying, which are designed to cause problems in my opinion.
Took about a month altogether, which felt longer given the intensity of the process. Kicked off with a technical screening, followed by two rigorous coding interviews. The DSA question on binary tree vertical order traversal hit me hard at first, but then I recognized the prompt instantly — I had just worked through something similar on PracHub. The final round was focused on system design, and while I ended up receiving an offer, I ultimately declined it. Overall, a challenging experience that definitely sharpened my skills.
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.