I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Meta in May 2025
No offer
Positive experience
Difficult interview
Application
I interviewed at Meta (California City, CA)
Interview
The generic interview process for Meta /big tech companies typically begins with a prescreen coding round, where candidates are assessed on their problem-solving and coding skills. Successful candidates then proceed to a virtual onsite interview, which generally consists of four rounds. These include one machine learning (ML) design round, where candidates are evaluated on their ability to design scalable and efficient ML solutions, two coding rounds that test their proficiency in data structures, algorithms, and problem-solving, and one behavioral round, which focuses on assessing their soft skills, including communication, teamwork, conflict resolution, and their ability to navigate complex situations.
1. Recruiter conversation about background and interests
2. DSA phone screen, 45 minutes
3. Full loop consisted of 2 DSA, 1 behavioral, 1 ML Systems Design , 45 minutes each
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
coding was processing a dataset and leetcode (heap, diameter of tree)
ML Systems design was involving instagram
behavioral was 5 situational questions
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Meta (San Francisco, CA) in Sept 2021
Interview
Virtual online coding interviews, 45 mins for 2 questions.
Introduce yourself, and the interviewer gives you an introduction.
Within 45 min, do the coding problems one by one.
In the end, ask the interviewer two questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given an array of numbers and an integer K, find if there is a subarray sum equal to K.