I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Meta in Jul 2021
Interview
Standard interview process, one phone screen and one on-site. All the resources are online. Interviewers were very respectful, the nicest and some of the smartest I've met in a cycle of ~15 companies.
After the offer, talked with 2 DS managers who assuaged some of my concerns that I would not know anyone I was working with as I had to go through team selection. I ended up joining one of the DS manager's teams 4 months later after going through bootcamp.
Process took too long. 4 or 5 weeks between application, recruiter reach out, first interview, then 2 weeks for second recruiter briefing, then 6 weeks for onsite. No chance to speed up!
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.
It's all organized. Be prepared to showcase your depth of thinking. Two analytical rounds will make you think on your ability to solve probability and experimentation problems. Have a structure for everything