I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Meta in Aug 2020
Interview
Recruiter reached out to me on LinkedIn. Had a call with a recruiter to go through interview process and schedule the interview. 1st round of interview (45mins, virtual) consists of product case and competency based question. A recruiter was kind, helpful and sent me list of interview prep materials but I don’t think that was much helpful and waste of time if you go into those material too much. Also I didn’t really like the interviewer who seem to seek the fixed answer she’s looking for, rather than keen on solving problem in conversative way (as facebook claims to be) and measure my thought process. Meh.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Facebook newsfeed product case (how would you measure of change X of newsfeed)
Total 7 rounds: first round for resume screening, second for technical screening, then for on-site virtual with 4 interviews back to back, then hiring manager round after team matching and then salary negotiation with HR
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Meta’s evaluation rubrics focus heavily on "Product Thinking over Fancy Math". Interviewers want to see if you can operate like a product owner with an analytical mindset, navigating messy scenarios affecting billions of users
The Interview Process is very structured -
First Tech Screening round - 45 mins (usually can extend a bit depending on the interviewer)
- 2 SQL Questions ( Medium to Hard ) - based on Joins
Full Loop - 4 rounds 45 mins each.
- SQL
- Behavioral
- Analytical Execution - stats & prob, A/B testing, case study
- Analytical Reasoning - Case study
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions on Bayes Theorem, Probability distribution, etc.
I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at Meta
Interview
Completed 3 rounds of the process, which includes the initial recruiter screen, technical, full loop, and team matching.
Couldn't move past the full loop interview. The interview was very engaging, and I actually enjoyed working through the cases. No crazy questions.