I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Meta in Dec 2018
Interview
Facebook recruiter contacted through LinkedIn and within two weeks interviews was scheduled.
Initial facebook interview was set up for 45 min and an interviewer asked a single programming question. This interview was for Seattle USA.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Question:
Consolidate time for each function.
/*
Function stage(start/ends) time(start/end)
main start 0
<----------- main running
foo start 3
foo end 7
<----------- main running
zoo start 10
zoo end 13
<-------------- main running
moo start 15
foo start 17
foo end 18
<---------------- moo running
moo end 20
< --------------main running
main end 22
Consolidate time for each function.
*/
Generic LeetCode-style questions, many tagged as Meta, so extensive preparation is required to perform well in the technical interview. The experience varies significantly - some interviewers provide hints and guidance, while others expect candidates to solve problems independently with minimal assistance.
Spoke with interviewer over video conferencing. He was very communicative . He answered my questions. Asked me BFS question. A question that involved BFS search. Given a matrix, I am suppose to find a path from top left to down right.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A question that involved BFS search. Given a matrix, I am suppose to find a path from top left to down right.
The technical round hit me with a classic array manipulation problem: moving zeroes to the end without disrupting the order of non-zero elements. As I tackled it, I felt a wave of familiarity wash over me; I had just practiced a similar challenge on PracHub. The rest of the interview followed a straightforward path, with some easy behavioral questions sprinkled in. Overall, it felt very easy, but I wasn’t quite the right fit for what they needed, so I didn’t receive an offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Move zeroes in an array to the end while keeping non-zero element order, in place