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 hiring team in technical round asks you questions similar to their leetcode tagged. They might also add improvisations in it, and will ask time/ space complexity. Try to be calm and take the process like a conversation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me 2 LC Medium/ Hard question with multiple test cases, to dry run them as well.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Meta (Londres, Angleterre) in Sep 2024
Interview
Standard 2 questions 45 mins, leetcode tagged and their variations.
20 mins for one question each and 5 mins for intro/questions.
System design required good depth understanding for E5 level, basics for E4.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Meta (Londres, Angleterre) in Mar 2025
Interview
Screening with easy + medium leetcode.
Technical round with medium leetcode questions. Fairly easy process. I got rejected for the behavioural interview!
Practice for it and prepare stories. Keep in mind the interviewer's mother tongue might not be english, so be careful to phrase things in a way that prevents any misunderstanding.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had a challenging situation with your colleague.