Solicité el puesto a través de un captador. El proceso duró 2 meses. Acudí a una entrevista en Meta (Menlo Park, CA) en oct 2024
Entrevista
Interview process at Meta was a whirlwind experience. Recruiter took a leave and I was ghosted for about 8 weeks after my initial round, however was pleasantly surprised to receive results within a week after the interview. Technical rounds - a mix of coding, system design, and behavioral questions. I practiced the top 100 Meta-tagged LeetCode questions, very helpful. I did encounter some challenges during a dry run in one of the coding rounds but I guess I managed to provide optimal solutions for most questions. Picked Product Architecture over System Design since that is closer to what I've done in past rounds. Was a bit nervous about this format since not many companies had it, but someone recommended Prepfully where I managed to find some EMs from Meta who were able to help me understand expectations (I recommend it too now, btw)
Recruiter call was pretty standard, first round was 2 Meta tagged LC mediums in 45 minutes. On-site was 2 coding sessions of 2 LC mediums, a system design interview and a behavioral interview with an engineering manager.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
How do you answer if someone asks how long a deliverable or project will take?
The entire process usually takes 3–8 weeks, depending on scheduling and the specific role. Coding interviews heavily emphasize common DSA topics such as arrays, strings, trees, graphs, BFS/DFS, heaps, hash maps, and dynamic programming. System design becomes increasingly important for E4+ positions.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Given an array of integers and a target value, return the indices of two numbers that add up to the target
Unexpectedly, the first question in the technical round felt familiar. It was about finding a subset of strings with unique character concatenation — same problem I had worked through on PracHub a few days earlier. The interview included a recruiter screen followed by a rigorous pair of technical interviews where I tackled data structures and algorithms alongside system design concepts. After successfully answering a few more challenging DSA questions, I received an offer. The entire experience was intense but ultimately rewarding, and I happily accepted the position.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Given an array of strings, pick a subset whose concatenation contains no duplicate characters, and return the maximum possible length of that concatenation.
