I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Meta (Menlo Park, CA) in Jan 2012
Interview
First I was screened by phone, then I was asked to come in an meet with the hiring manager as well as another product manager. I was told upon arrival that day that the hiring manager was out sick and I would only be meeting with the product manager. The interview lasted about an hour.
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There were questions about how I would approach certain problems, but the interviewer wasn't really interested in the approach, he actually wanted the exact answers, and he was gleeful in telling me that he had thought of each of the possibilities I introduced. He seemed more intent on showing his superiority than interviewing and wasn't the type of peer I'd want. Based on the interview, I told the recruiter I wasn't interested in pursuing the role further and I accepted a job at another company.
Wasn't too great interviewers were consistently late. I didn't appreciate that. After the Second round of interviews I decided not to proceed. All in all terrible experience. Wish it were better.
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CV related questions for one and background and experiences
Strightforward interview, product sense, frameworks, culture fit, behavioral. Lot of pre-interview group zoom calls to learn about Meta and teams, anecdotally a lot of people in their nice kitchens and showing their back yards.
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Describe a time you had to lead a difficult project
How would you improve a Facebook feature
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Meta (Seattle, WA) in Aug 2025
Interview
Structured interview process. Start with a recruiter call, then 2 45 minute case study interviews. If you pass the first interview, you move into another round of 3 case study interviews. Last step is transition into team matching.
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Product sense - Build a product for volunteering. Analytical thinking - You work at Instagram Direct Messages and you've built Meta AI. Why did you build it? What metrics will you track for success?
