I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Meta (Stanford, CA) in Mar 2016
Interview
0-Send a resume and wait for a Facebook Core Data Science team member to refer you for an intern position
1-Programming Questions and General Questions about PhD Work
2-Statistics Questions
3-Research Design Questions
All of the interviews were by phone. The interviewers came from a diverse set of disciplines and were quite friendly.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1-Programming: Given data on Facebook members friending/defriending each other on Facebook, find out whether a given pair of members are currently friends.
2- Statistics: Very basic questions on treatment effects under various sampling schemes.
3-Research Design Question: How would you test whether having more friends now increases the probability that a Facebook member is still an active user after 6 months?
The Interview Process is very structured -
First Tech Screening round - 45 mins (usually can extend a bit depending on the interviewer)
- 2 SQL Questions ( Medium to Hard ) - based on Joins
Full Loop - 4 rounds 45 mins each.
- SQL
- Behavioral
- Analytical Execution - stats & prob, A/B testing, case study
- Analytical Reasoning - Case study
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions on Bayes Theorem, Probability distribution, etc.
I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at Meta
Interview
Completed 3 rounds of the process, which includes the initial recruiter screen, technical, full loop, and team matching.
Couldn't move past the full loop interview. The interview was very engaging, and I actually enjoyed working through the cases. No crazy questions.
It's all organized. Be prepared to showcase your depth of thinking. Two analytical rounds will make you think on your ability to solve probability and experimentation problems. Have a structure for everything
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