I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Meta (Dublin, Dublin) in Mar 2018
Interview
I applied online to Software Developer, Community Operations Engineering role (Dublin) and after some time I received an e-mail from recruiter. We had an HR phone screening after which she asked me to send my availability times. She asked to arrange the interview not later than two weeks. And during those two weeks I spent several hours everyday for getting prepared well for the interview. However to one of my mails, I just received: This email account is inactive. Please contact another person at the company. And as backup e-mail the address of another HR specialist, I think her manager. I wrote to that e-mail, as obviously I didn't know any "another person" working at FB. And I didn't hear from her as well. I did not await to meet such a disdainful attitude toward candidates and their times from such a respectful company. But if it is a normal attitude that corresponds to the company's culture, I am glad I am not working there now.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Quick test questions on CS basics, data structures and their comparisons, algorithms, their complexities
Generic LeetCode-style questions, many tagged as Meta, so extensive preparation is required to perform well in the technical interview. The experience varies significantly - some interviewers provide hints and guidance, while others expect candidates to solve problems independently with minimal assistance.
Spoke with interviewer over video conferencing. He was very communicative . He answered my questions. Asked me BFS question. A question that involved BFS search. Given a matrix, I am suppose to find a path from top left to down right.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A question that involved BFS search. Given a matrix, I am suppose to find a path from top left to down right.
The technical round hit me with a classic array manipulation problem: moving zeroes to the end without disrupting the order of non-zero elements. As I tackled it, I felt a wave of familiarity wash over me; I had just practiced a similar challenge on PracHub. The rest of the interview followed a straightforward path, with some easy behavioral questions sprinkled in. Overall, it felt very easy, but I wasn’t quite the right fit for what they needed, so I didn’t receive an offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Move zeroes in an array to the end while keeping non-zero element order, in place