I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Meta (New York, NY) in Feb 2015
Interview
Worst interview I've ever had. The interviewer had a very thick accent, the simple problem was purposely conveyed in the most convoluted way possible, and the phone line they were using was not a great connection. It took me 30 mins, just to understand what she was talking about. Even after that, I still got the problem mostly correct (except for one small error), and then was told it was "totally wrong". This indicates that Facebook interviewers are poorly trained, arrogant, and encouraged to needlessly complicate interview problems. Would never interview with them again. But whatever, I would have accepted the offer I got from Google anyway.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Ensure that there are a minimum of n dashes between any two of the same characters of a string.
Example: n = 2, string = "ab-bcdecca" -> "ab--bcdec--ca"
(dead simple problem, however it was expressed as some complicated event system.)
Generic LeetCode-style questions, many tagged as Meta, so extensive preparation is required to perform well in the technical interview. The experience varies significantly - some interviewers provide hints and guidance, while others expect candidates to solve problems independently with minimal assistance.
Spoke with interviewer over video conferencing. He was very communicative . He answered my questions. Asked me BFS question. A question that involved BFS search. Given a matrix, I am suppose to find a path from top left to down right.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A question that involved BFS search. Given a matrix, I am suppose to find a path from top left to down right.
The technical round hit me with a classic array manipulation problem: moving zeroes to the end without disrupting the order of non-zero elements. As I tackled it, I felt a wave of familiarity wash over me; I had just practiced a similar challenge on PracHub. The rest of the interview followed a straightforward path, with some easy behavioral questions sprinkled in. Overall, it felt very easy, but I wasn’t quite the right fit for what they needed, so I didn’t receive an offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Move zeroes in an array to the end while keeping non-zero element order, in place