I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Meta (San Francisco, CA) in Jun 2024
Interview
The phone screening was enjoyable, short, and casual. The coding challenge in the second interview step was easy but high pressure. No "hints" were given to me at least or clarity on what the interviewer was looking for in an answer... I answer both coding challenge questions correctly but was told to perform them again in specific way the interviewer knew well, which it seems that the interviewer didn't know Python very well because he wanted me to answer the DSA questions Java style. I was half passed and told my interview would continue next year, which is good but not a full pass. Never got to systems design... yet.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Tell me about your experience in way that focuses on your strongest skill sets (paraphrasing).
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
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