I applied through university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Meta in Feb 2016
Interview
I applied through my school job website. Their interview process for the Software Engineer, Intern position is 2 technical interviews via Skype/phone. HR recruiter reached out to me through email and set up an interview with a software engineer. HR recruiter asked me initial background questions in the email such as: what teams would you like to be a part of. The software engineer used Skype for the first technical interview. The interviewer asked me questions about my resume and we used an online text editor for coding questions.
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.
Interview questions [1]
Question 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.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given an array of integers and a target value, return the indices of two numbers that add up to the target
