Candidates applying for Research Scientist I roles take an average of 150 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Meta overall takes an average of 36 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Meta as a Research Scientist I according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 100%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Meta (Vancouver, BC) in Jul 2025
Interview
Scheduled a technical phone screen with recruiter had about a month to prepare, kind of hard to believe machine learning research scientist doesn't get tested on machine learning that much but just do leet code problems. Just review data structures and algorithms and do leet code. one month is kind of tight.
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Meta
Interview
7 Interviews, didn't receive an offer after the final round. Time-consuming process, which includes multiple rounds of technical interviews (design, coding, behavior, etc.) and a 1-hour research talk. The team leader was unpleasant to interact with.