Data Science applicants have rated the interview process at Meta with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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The interview process was smooth but impersonal. The vibe at Facebook is unfriendly -- this is surprising for a company priding itself on connecting people and friends.
The onsite has a few business case components coupled with a SQL and probability test.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Meta in Jan 2018
Interview
- Phone call with a recruiter at Facebook. I applied online and a recruiter contacted me after several weeks.
- Technical interview with one of employees at Facebook
- On-site interviews at Facebook HQ
I applied in-person. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Meta (Menlo Park, CA) in Sep 2017
Interview
1 phone interview followed by 5 onsite interviews. Both coding and product sense are tested. The recruiters provide extremely detailed summaries on what will be asked so you have no excuse not to be well prepared!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Product questions that ask you how to derive a specific metric or what data you would use to solve a specific problem