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. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Meta (Burlingame, CA)
Interview
Easy coding round as screen.
After that, there’s Research talk followed by 5 interviews specific to the team you are interviewing with. Includes research deep dive, statistics, specialized coding, machine learning, etc (the precise set of interviews will depend on the team where you applied as research scientist)
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Meta (Redmond, WA) in Feb 2021
Interview
Phone screen followed by 2 technical and one behavioral interview. Interviewers were challenging and open to addressing clarifying questions. Behavioral interview focused on team experience and interdisciplinary research. Generally friendly and open discussion
Typical interview process
1 screening and 2 coding 1 system design and 1 behavior interview.
Medium difficulty.
Typical coding test from top 100 leetcode and system design was not hard