I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Meta (San Jose, CA)
Interview
I applied through recruiter, then I got a phone interview. I had two algorithms which were not difficult. Then, I got an onsite interview. I had five interviews, two of them are algorithm problems, one research background (since I am a PhD student), one system design, and one ML design.
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Typical algorithm problems, string manipulation, system design, ML design
1 code signal online assessment into 2 interviews with 2 leet code medium style questions around a 40 minute time frame as well as 1 behavioural interview with SWEs to gauge culture fit.
really friendly recruiter and interviewer, screening interview 2 coding questions 45 minutes long. After that is one day of 3-4 interviews that are technical and one behavioral. It was a smooth experience
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Meta (San Francisco, CA) in Nov 2016
Interview
I applies online and got a reference. Soon after received an email to schedule a phone conversation for a technical screen. Did coding on coderpad on a question which was:
Find the minimum distance to a leaf node in a binary tree
Had a short conversation on resume and projects and what Im looking for as well.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Find the minimum distance to a leaf node in a binary tree