I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Meta (Tel Aviv-Yafo) in Mar 2024
Interview
Submitted CV through a friend. Scheduled interview easily.
First stage is a screening interview, consisiting of 15 minutes behavioral questions and 45 minutes for 2 leetcode questions. I failed this stage.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
For behavioral part (15min) - Describe a project you worked on, describe a conflict you had with a coworker.
For technical part (45 min) - 2 leetcode questions for top30 meta list. They were medium difficulty.
Recruiter call was pretty standard, first round was 2 Meta tagged LC mediums in 45 minutes. On-site was 2 coding sessions of 2 LC mediums, a system design interview and a behavioral interview with an engineering manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you answer if someone asks how long a deliverable or project will take?
The entire process usually takes 3–8 weeks, depending on scheduling and the specific role. Coding interviews heavily emphasize common DSA topics such as arrays, strings, trees, graphs, BFS/DFS, heaps, hash maps, and dynamic programming. System design becomes increasingly important for E4+ positions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given an array of integers and a target value, return the indices of two numbers that add up to the target
