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      PhD Research Scientist Interview

      12 Nov 2024
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Sunnyvale, CA
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Meta (Sunnyvale, CA)

      Interview

      Coding Interviews (3 Rounds): 45-minute sessions with 1-2 coding problems focused on data structures and algorithms. Behavioral Interview (1 Round): A 45-minute conversation about past experiences, challenges, and teamwork. Team Matching: Informal discussions with potential team leads to explore fit based on goals and interests.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      continuous subarray sum, merge intervals
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      Research Scientist (PhD) Interview

      12 Apr 2024
      Anonymous employee
      Menlo Park, CA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at Meta (Menlo Park, CA) in Apr 2024

      Interview

      Recruiter contacted me in LinkedIn and had a recruiter call, followed by a single screening interview, followed by a full-loop interview which had 3 coding rounds, 1 machine learning system design and 1 Research Experience/Background interview.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Screening Test was coding interview with two questions Q1. compute sum of numbers in a multi-level nested list where sum in a nested level is product of the sum and the nested level. Q2. check if a internationalization acronym is valid Full-Loop interviews had 3 coding round with 2 questions each. Q1 implementing a streaming dropout detector Q2 Deep-copy a linked list with a random pointer Q3 counting number of monotonic sequences in an array Q4 return all palindromes in a given string Q5 Trip planner Q6 Print matrix elements diagonally
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