Research Scientist 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 through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Meta in Jul 2021
Interview
Had an initial phone screen for their research scientist position which is a 1 hour long screening. The interviewer jumped right into the interview and the first was a LC medium question which had to be solved within 20-25 mins since the second part was an applied stats questions on expectation and cdf, pdf derivations. The last part was supposed to be an applied ML question. For my part, took me quite a while for the stats question with lots of hints since my stats knowledge on pdf to cdf and expectation was a bit rusty. Overall seemed like a reasonable process if you prepare a little with the stats basics and practice some probability puzzles.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
LC medium, applied stats on expectation of random variables
I took the phone interview at FB, which included two Leetcode problems (easy/medium) level, with big(O) follow up. No resume went through or other stuff, only the algorithm problems were asked. Overall it felt good, the interviewer gave hints when I stuck.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Meta (Zurich) in Jun 2021
Interview
Had two phone screens with the hiring manager and a senior researcher. Feedback was very positive. Moved to the (remote) onsite which consisted in: 1 research talk, 2 technical interviews, 1 coding, 1 system design, 1 behavioural. Two days after the onsite I was given a very positive feedback. Then I was put on hold for a month and at the end they proposed me to apply for another position in another office, nearly 10000km away from the original position! Moreover, while the first position was a perfect match for my skills, the second one had nothing to do with my profile. Overall it was a big disappointment to be given such a positive feedback and then be turned down.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Coding and design questions were relevant for this specific role rather than the ones that one can find online