I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Meta (New Delhi) in Nov 2016
Interview
Got a call from a recruiter at Facebook. Very helpful and they motivate you to try and get through the process easily. They give you books, links, courses, etc which could be helpful for appearing in the interview. He told me about the interview process in details.
The initial screening started from the same round and I was asked a few basic questions about Android. Assuming you need to clear x/ 8-9 questions that were being asked.
Then the round was with a developer from facebook which was for around 45-60 mins.
The only problem that I faced in the process was that I didn't get any feedback so that I can atleast prepare and appear again for the interview. While I was atleast expecting a feedback for the same.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Focus on DS and try to write code for sample programs as much as possible.
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.