I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Meta (Los Angeles, CA) in Dec 2015
Interview
This is the first round technique interview which lasts about 45 minutes. The interviewer just asked one coding question and I spent almost 30 minutes to figure out what problem is it and what he wanted to test me, so I don't have time to finish the coding. It's important to prepare every kind of coding question and don't think you are lucky enough to not meet the problems that you are not familiar with.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
implement read(int size) function with read4() function
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.