Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Meta with 3.3 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 Software Engineer roles take an average of 32 days to get hired, when considering 6 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Meta overall takes an average of 32 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Meta as a Software Engineer according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 43%
One on one interview: 29%
Skills test: 29%
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The interview process was smooth and well-organized. Both interviewers were friendly and professional, creating a comfortable atmosphere. The questions were fair and mostly LeetCode-style with Meta tags, requiring optimal, bug-free solutions. Overall, a positive experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
two med lc question, not too hard, tagged question
For phone screen the questions are very typical like leetcode style questions. Meta does not ask DP questions in my observations, Practice Meta tagged questions on leetcode. Time is critical should be able to solve 2 questions in 45 mins
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a binary tree, return level order traversal.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Meta (Seattle, WA) in Aug 2025
Interview
Initial recuiter call followed by take coding assessment(different from leetcode type questions, pre-defined levels of questions and each level un-locks after all the test cases are passed), phone screen and virtual on-site interview(3 coding and 1 system design).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked about the current experience and medium level leetcode problems