I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Meta (Menlo Park, CA) in Oct 2012
Interview
First part was solving a timed coding challenge from interviewstreet website; then I got a phone call to schedule a phone interview. The phone interview consisted of 3 algorithmic problems to be solved in a shared text editor.
After this round, about 2 months later I went for onsite interviews. There were 3 interview, each 45 minutes long, with no pause between them. Mainly algorithm and data structs problems (backtracking, BST, dynamic programming)
Took about a month altogether, which felt longer given the intensity of the process. Kicked off with a technical screening, followed by two rigorous coding interviews. The DSA question on binary tree vertical order traversal hit me hard at first, but then I recognized the prompt instantly — I had just worked through something similar on PracHub. The final round was focused on system design, and while I ended up receiving an offer, I ultimately declined it. Overall, a challenging experience that definitely sharpened my skills.
1 leetcode med, 1 leetcode hard. make sure you know your DSA and leetcode questions. I wasn't able to get an offer bc i didnt complete the second question. Got a reply 2 days later saying they would move on
Overall, the process took a little over two weeks, which felt a bit longer than I anticipated. After a quick screening, I went through two technical rounds focusing on coding and DSA concepts. One of the questions was a classic palindrome check; mid-way through, I realized it was something I had practiced on PracHub just days earlier. The final step was a casual behavioral interview. I was relieved to get an offer shortly after, which I happily accepted.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a string, determine if it is a valid palindrome considering only alphanumeric characters and ignoring case.