I applied through college or university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Meta in Feb 2016
Interview
I applied through my school job website. Their interview process for the Software Engineer, Intern position is 2 technical interviews via Skype/phone. HR recruiter reached out to me through email and set up an interview with a software engineer. HR recruiter asked me initial background questions in the email such as: what teams would you like to be a part of. The software engineer used Skype for the first technical interview. The interviewer asked me questions about my resume and we used an online text editor for coding questions.
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.