I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Meta (New York, NY) in Jun 2021
Interview
1. A recruiter reached out - helpful, friendly
2. A 45 min app review with a team lead who asked very poor questions (as if they’ve never worked in tech let alone design) super strange
3. A 45 min interview of my portfolio with 2 designers (this was brutal)
They weren’t paying attention, one was WFH and talking to their roommates on mute the whole time while the other was visibly on their phone
They would then ask questions - the answers of which were clearly stated while they weren’t paying attention
(I almost thought it was a prank after a while)
They took up so much time asking the strangest, most naive questions that i had no chance of finishing the presentation on time
At the end they said “we’d let you ask us questions but you took up too much of our time and we have more important meetings to go to” and logged off mid sentence as i was thanking them for their time
An interview is a 2 way conversation where the interviewee is also interviewing the company to see if they’re a sufficient match - very safe to say this isn’t the place for me
I reached out to the recruiter and told her thanks but no thanks
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Very odd questions that made it seem like they weren’t paying attention nor knew about product design
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Meta (Seattle, WA) in May 2020
Interview
Started off with phone call with Recruiter. Hiring Manager was next. Then, 4 person onsite interview involving behavioral, project partnership, technical, and design. Technical areas touched upon included tolerance analysis, young's modulus plot analysis. Design interview: Given a product's design, how would you design this product with concern to manufacturing and assembly?
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: How to you ensure your mechanical designs are in sync with electrical hardware designs?
The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Meta in Apr 2021
Interview
In my experience, FB had the best interview process I’d ever encountered. Lots of opportunities for preparation and feedback with the recruiters, incredibly responsive and quick to continue to next steps.
There are 3 stages with a few different parts, some that repeat. Expect to do a phone screen, portfolio presentation, app critique, whiteboarding challenge and background/behavioral interview. Highly recommend meeting with your recruiter for a dry run as they do provide good insight into what to expect and what to focus on.
For app critique I didn’t actually get to pick my app. Not sure if it was because they were trying to check my level, but it was a fun experience regardless.
My entire process lasted about 2-3 months, with some being me wanting to have more prep time.