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Rejected

Software Engineer at Meta

Difficulty
Process took
2-3 Weeks
Rounds
6
Format
Remote
Applied via
LinkedIn

How it went

Even though I was rejected, it was a valuable learning experience

What they would tell you

Even though I was rejected, it was a valuable learning experience

How to prepare

I got a rejection via email, realized the bar at Meta is extremely high

Round by round

  1. 1

    Screening Round60 min

    This was a normal standard meta values round, which contain behavioral questions

  2. 2

    Machine Coding Round60 min

    In the Machine Coding Round, I implemented a Loan Servicing module covering EMI schedule generation, prepayment handling, interest accrual

  3. 3

    Coding Round 160 min

    Short intro in starting, then interviewer gave me 2 coding problems

  4. 4

    Coding Round 260 min

    Same as coding round 1

  5. 5

    Design60 min

    Distributed file storage system

  6. 6

    Behavioral Round60 min

    Questions

    • Describe a challenging technical decision you made and how it turned out
    • Tell me about a time you had to resolve a disagreement on your team.
    • How do you prioritize competing tasks when deadlines overlap? only these 3 i remember, actually 7-8 question was asked

What came up

MediumRemote2 3 years

A candidate-reported account, lightly edited. Interview processes change by team and date.

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