Rejected

Software Engineer at Meta

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
Screening Round60 min
This was a normal standard meta values round, which contain behavioral questions
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
Coding Round 160 min
Short intro in starting, then interviewer gave me 2 coding problems
- Maximum Depth of Binary Tree
- Shortest Distance from All Buildings
4
Coding Round 260 min
Same as coding round 1
- Making a large island
- Boats to Save People
5
Design60 min
Distributed file storage system
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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