I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Meta (London, England) in Nov 2014
Interview
First quick skype call, with general analytics related questions + little sql exercise.
Second round in person. A round of five separate interviews at Facebook HQ in Euston, each with a different flavour, some more general analytics/BI, some more technical (e.g. coding exercise, sql etc).
Some interviewers were very approachable and easy to talk to, some others much less. There was one case when I honestly thought the person interviewing me had something against me or was upset for some reason, as their behaviour was very rude and confrontational. I am a very peaceful person usually so I let it go.
Probably Facebook asked some random employees to come over from their HQ in the US to do these interviews in change of a little paid vacation in London. I suppose some of them were affected by the jet lag more than others.
Overall it was a good experience; it looked like the day was very well organised.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Imagine we see a lot of users filling up a form but not submitting it, why would it be the case and how would you use data to finding it out?
The Interview Process is very structured -
First Tech Screening round - 45 mins (usually can extend a bit depending on the interviewer)
- 2 SQL Questions ( Medium to Hard ) - based on Joins
Full Loop - 4 rounds 45 mins each.
- SQL
- Behavioral
- Analytical Execution - stats & prob, A/B testing, case study
- Analytical Reasoning - Case study
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions on Bayes Theorem, Probability distribution, etc.
I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at Meta
Interview
Completed 3 rounds of the process, which includes the initial recruiter screen, technical, full loop, and team matching.
Couldn't move past the full loop interview. The interview was very engaging, and I actually enjoyed working through the cases. No crazy questions.
It's all organized. Be prepared to showcase your depth of thinking. Two analytical rounds will make you think on your ability to solve probability and experimentation problems. Have a structure for everything
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