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%
Skills test: 29%
One on one interview: 29%
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Quick screening with recruiter for 20-30 minutes, questions about my background, work experience etc.
Next was a live coding session, 1 medium and 1 hard question from leetcode. You have 30 minutes for both.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was asked about the technical details of one of my projects.
5 rounds DSA focus
asked linkedlist reversal and then api design for the food delivery where live location is shared, including personality tests for leadership principles
arrays, stacks and various basic DSA focused notable edge cases in the solution description
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Meta in Mar 2025
Interview
1 Screener, 4 rounds onsite.
Onsite was 2 rounds coding, 1 round system design, one round behavior. Everyone was really smart and easy to speak to. Coding problems LC mediums.