I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Meta in Dec 2016
Interview
I made contact with a recruiter to set up an interview and their initial response was quick. They wanted to set up an interview, however after I sent in my available times, it took them months to get back to me. Eventually after more emails were exchanged we were able to set something up. It ended up being a 1 hour technical phone interview, with 2 questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1) Given a list of (x, y) coordinates, return k nearest points to (0, 0)
2) Given a string of parenthesis and characters, remove the invalid parentheses.
eg. "(ab(a)" => "ab(a)"
Took about a month altogether, which felt longer given the intensity of the process. Kicked off with a technical screening, followed by two rigorous coding interviews. The DSA question on binary tree vertical order traversal hit me hard at first, but then I recognized the prompt instantly — I had just worked through something similar on PracHub. The final round was focused on system design, and while I ended up receiving an offer, I ultimately declined it. Overall, a challenging experience that definitely sharpened my skills.
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
Overall, the process took a little over two weeks, which felt a bit longer than I anticipated. After a quick screening, I went through two technical rounds focusing on coding and DSA concepts. One of the questions was a classic palindrome check; mid-way through, I realized it was something I had practiced on PracHub just days earlier. The final step was a casual behavioral interview. I was relieved to get an offer shortly after, which I happily accepted.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a string, determine if it is a valid palindrome considering only alphanumeric characters and ignoring case.