I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Meta (Palo Alto, CA) in Sep 2008
Interview
Pretty superficial compared to the in-depth interviews I've had for many other employees in Silicon Valley and otherwise in high tech. I was astonished that they seemed nonplussed at the prospect of somebody weaving back and forth between (very senior) individual contributor and (technical) manager -- that cluelessness is something I expect from big old ossified companies, but this "weaving" pattern is perfectly normal and expected in young dynamic up-and-coming hi-tech outfits (hey, I've been doing this for decades;-).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How can you possibly do technical management if you're a very strong senior engineer?