I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Meta (Palo Alto, CA) in May 2010
Interview
I was referred by a friend working @ facebook. The recruiter first gave a phone call to discuss my background. Then a phone interview was scheduled a week later. In the phone interview, it was a guy working on some system projects. He first asked me a few general tech questions. Then he let me to code a program to check if a given string is matching a given regular expression online using collabedit. I didn't do well. So there is no feedback T_T
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Code a program to check if a given string is matching a given regular expression
Took about a month altogether, which felt longer given the intensity of the process. Kicked off with a technical screening, followed by two rigorous coding interviews. The DSA question on binary tree vertical order traversal hit me hard at first, but then I recognized the prompt instantly — I had just worked through something similar on PracHub. The final round was focused on system design, and while I ended up receiving an offer, I ultimately declined it. Overall, a challenging experience that definitely sharpened my skills.
1 leetcode med, 1 leetcode hard. make sure you know your DSA and leetcode questions. I wasn't able to get an offer bc i didnt complete the second question. Got a reply 2 days later saying they would move on
Overall, the process took a little over two weeks, which felt a bit longer than I anticipated. After a quick screening, I went through two technical rounds focusing on coding and DSA concepts. One of the questions was a classic palindrome check; mid-way through, I realized it was something I had practiced on PracHub just days earlier. The final step was a casual behavioral interview. I was relieved to get an offer shortly after, which I happily accepted.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a string, determine if it is a valid palindrome considering only alphanumeric characters and ignoring case.