Research Scientist I applicants have rated the interview process at Meta with 4 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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I applied online. I interviewed at Meta (Vancouver, BC) in Jul 2025
Interview
Scheduled a technical phone screen with recruiter had about a month to prepare, kind of hard to believe machine learning research scientist doesn't get tested on machine learning that much but just do leet code problems. Just review data structures and algorithms and do leet code. one month is kind of tight.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Meta
Interview
7 Interviews, didn't receive an offer after the final round. Time-consuming process, which includes multiple rounds of technical interviews (design, coding, behavior, etc.) and a 1-hour research talk. The team leader was unpleasant to interact with.