Data Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Meta with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Data Engineer roles take an average of 60 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Meta overall takes an average of 37 days.
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Phone Interview:
Will be asked at most 5 SQL and 5 Python. Will get passed by finishing 3 + 3. Very time intense to finish coding problems, in the meanwhile need to communicate the thinking process.
I applied online. I interviewed at Meta (Menlo Park, CA) in Apr 2022
Interview
Standard interview process with a tech screen upon clearing which you make it to the full loop / on-site that involves four interviews. You may or may not be asked to give a secondary tech screen in case the first one only gives moderate signals to the interviewer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tech screen covers Python and SQL questions, whereas the onsite has full length interviews on the same in addition to ones on behavioral and product sense thrown in.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Meta in Mar 2025
Interview
Just went through Meta’s interview process. Started with a recruiter screen, then had a technical phone round with coding and SQL.They really focus on problem-solving and clear communication. Definitely need to prep well!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Coding skills mainly focused on problem-solving, data structures, algorithms, and optimization techniques.