I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Meta (Menlo Park, CA) in Jan 2022
Interview
I was pleasantly surprised but the amount of interview preparation materials they provided. They even arranged a meeting with one of the Meta engineers so that they could answer all my questions about the details of the interview process.
The interview itself consisted of 6 rounds: coding, product design, system design, project deep dive, cross-functional collaboration, and technical leadership.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you design a service like Instagram? Both from product perspective, and from system design perspective.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Meta (San Mateo, CA)
Interview
Coding / Technical Rounds: Solving practical coding or domain-specific exercises.System
Design: Architects a scalable system, focusing on handling trade-offs, scaling limits, and complete end-to-end solutions.
Behavioral: Focused on cultural fit, your ability to navigate ambiguity, and how you collaborate cross-functionally with engineers, designers, and product managers.
Typical Interview rounds.
Coding - Leetcode Medium
AI Coding - 4 parts to it.
System design - 1 high level(Like implement messenger) and 1 low level (eg: implement scheduler)
Behavioural - STAR based Questions and answers.
I didnt complete AI 4 parts, thats why i got rejected i guess.
Pretty efficient. Scheduled it very quickly, screens followed by an in person interview. You have Ninjas, Pirates, and Jedis, technical, systems design, and personality interviews respectively. Scheduling is good, good hotel and flights and everything.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design the Facebook post privacy functionality. In other words, if I make a Facebook post, and I have 3 privacy options to choose from (Only Me, Friends Only, Public), design how wold you get the visibility for any Faceook user (ie. can a FB user see the post or not)
