I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Meta (New York, NY) in Sep 2017
Interview
Had a competing offer due. Turn around was incredibly fast. Whole process from initial phone screen to onsites to offer took < 2 weeks. General DS, medium leetcode questions. Explain your thought process to your interviewer and try to code fast.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What was a time you disagreed with your team members?
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.