Meta Senior Software Developer interview questions
based on 270 ratings - Updated May 10, 2026
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Senior Software Developer applicants have rated the interview process at Meta with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Software Developer roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Meta overall takes an average of 32 days.
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I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Meta (Paris) in May 2022
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I've got one hr interview, then one coding challenge. I was provided with a little presentation to know how the interviews will be, and it was really helpful? The coding exercice wasn't really difficult and my interviewer was really kind
in total 6 rounds of interviews 2 coding interviews 4 others that include incident management, security and privacy system design, privacy system reading and writing Not very difficult but I was not ready in the coding interview