I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Meta in Nov 2018
Interview
Applied for SWE positions but never heard back for those positions. Recruiter contacted me for a Data Engineer position because I had a little experience in it. It was a pretty bad experience overall.
1) She didnt book the meeting room long enough so she got kicked out of the conference room and was running around trying to find a room and was at some point panting because she needed to go up so many stairs
2) Didnt have any technical background whatsoever so she asked me to elaborate on everything and speak slow so she could write it all down
3) Tested me with 5 questions but was never told it was going to be technical. 3 were easy 2 of them I didnt know the technical term for but have done it in my previous job
4) Kind of talked to me condescendingly because in my new role I am not a Data Engineer but a SWE backend
5) Didnt offer to look up my old applications (said she has no idea and cant find it in the system) and by old I mean like 2 weeks ago I submitted for 2 positions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
2 Very very easy questions
How would you find kth highest number in 2D matrix
Describe star schema
When is it best to use star schema over snowflake
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Meta (Dublin, Dublin) in Mar 2018
Interview
I applied online to Software Developer, Community Operations Engineering role (Dublin) and after some time I received an e-mail from recruiter. We had an HR phone screening after which she asked me to send my availability times. She asked to arrange the interview not later than two weeks. And during those two weeks I spent several hours everyday for getting prepared well for the interview. However to one of my mails, I just received: This email account is inactive. Please contact another person at the company. And as backup e-mail the address of another HR specialist, I think her manager. I wrote to that e-mail, as obviously I didn't know any "another person" working at FB. And I didn't hear from her as well. I did not await to meet such a disdainful attitude toward candidates and their times from such a respectful company. But if it is a normal attitude that corresponds to the company's culture, I am glad I am not working there now.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Quick test questions on CS basics, data structures and their comparisons, algorithms, their complexities
I applied through college or university. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Meta (Palo Alto, CA) in Oct 2018
Interview
I did one phone interview. After that, I flew to Palo Alto for one round of three interviews: two technical and one behavioral. After waiting for 4 weeks my recruiter told me I was accepted