I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Meta
Interview
Lack of transparency about what job you are interviewing for. Why would I be interested in a role that I don't know what it is doing/about? The interview process was shorter than expected only 2 half-full day zoom rounds. The recruiters were helpful and answered me efficiently. Had a zoom glitch randomly, and it caused some visual issues with my presentation that played a part in the rest of my interview. The interviewers seemed disinterested. There was 0 gender diversity and barely any racial diversity in the interview panel. One of the interviewers was extremely condescending and rude, I almost asked to stop the interview. The interviewers looked overworked and tired and when asked about their experience, there was no excitement in their voices/and they all mentioned a lot of glaring issues where their voices were not heard. With interviews with this company more than any other company, people's major motivation to work here was for the money. I felt like a number in my interview. The recruiter didn't personalize the experience, was inexperienced and unprofessional, and ultimately the interview did not go as expected because of a technical issue, and the recruiter did nothing to help with that.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Have you worked with design systems before and when have you implemented one?
A lot of assumptions made on this one after tripping up multiple times on a PC way to say it: You didn't go to a design school. How did you end up in design?
Straightforward like any big tech interview, but long and intense. Formats are pretty standardized so it just takes practice. Questions appear like it's from a bank, so if you're prepared you should be fine.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Meta
Interview
I was reached out by a recruiter. Started with the recruiter call, then portfolio presentation, then full loop (Portfolio presentation - app critique - design challenge - background). They had very strong emphasis on design craft and visual excellence. Recruiter who helped me prep was very nice and helpful.
Typical interview process consisting of multiple rounds—Pre-screen, Portfolio Presentation, Full-Loop (Presentation, App Crit, Whiteboard Challenge and Behavioral) - Felt I did really well, and I got great feedback during the rounds but ultimately received no offer.
