Software Developer applicants have rated the interview process at Meta with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 38% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Developer roles take an average of 26 days to get hired, when considering 8 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 Developer according to 8 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 38%
One on one interview: 25%
Skills test: 25%
Group panel interview: 13%
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For phone screening sessions, before the virtual onsite. Leetcode questions, about two questions at medium levels within 45 mins, asked time complexity and space complexity. Interviewer doesn’t give much hints but is calm and polite.
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For phone screening sessions, before the virtual onsite. Leetcode questions, about two questions at medium levels within 45 mins, asked time complexity and space complexity. Interviewer doesn’t give much hints but is calm and polite.
Meta was pretty flexible regarding timing and scheduling, interviews were standard, process is detailed heavily online. Recruiter was very straightforward on format of the interviews and how to best prepare.
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Standard leetcode mediums, focus on tree and graph problems.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Meta (New York, NY) in Nov 2025
Interview
Initial screen: 2 medium leetcode problems and some behavioral questions.
Full loop: 2x2 leetcode problems, 2x system design and behavioral.
Very smooth interview process. Great comms with recruiter. Their job portal is great and allows you to reschedule interview if you need.
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Example: How to calculate the diameter of a binary tree.