I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Meta (São Paulo, São Paulo) in Feb 2014
Interview
Contacted by recruiter in LinkedIn.
Phone interview with recruiter, code interview in skype, presence interviews in Sao Paulo office (4 interviews in a role with a quick snack break). Some of the interviewers didnt seem much engaged in the interview.
The company paid for all the costs with transportation and accomodation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Palindrome algorithm, sort algorithm, tree algorithm, trie algorithm, chat architecture and design.
Recruiter call was pretty standard, first round was 2 Meta tagged LC mediums in 45 minutes. On-site was 2 coding sessions of 2 LC mediums, a system design interview and a behavioral interview with an engineering manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you answer if someone asks how long a deliverable or project will take?
The entire process usually takes 3–8 weeks, depending on scheduling and the specific role. Coding interviews heavily emphasize common DSA topics such as arrays, strings, trees, graphs, BFS/DFS, heaps, hash maps, and dynamic programming. System design becomes increasingly important for E4+ positions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given an array of integers and a target value, return the indices of two numbers that add up to the target
