I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Meta in Sept 2017
Interview
Got scheduled through a recruiter. It takes 2-3 weeks for the interview to get scheduled. Focus A LOT on SQL or Python (mainly dictionaries and lists) depending on what what you choose.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
There is a feature for showing friend requests. How do you measure its impact and how do you decide whether to keep it.
A set of values given: Assume table in SQL or list of dictionaries if using Python.
Basically a row of data contained information:
if it is post or it is a comment, row id and some other data.
Find distribution of comments.
#comments # posts
1 5000
2 6787
..
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The Interview Process is very structured -
First Tech Screening round - 45 mins (usually can extend a bit depending on the interviewer)
- 2 SQL Questions ( Medium to Hard ) - based on Joins
Full Loop - 4 rounds 45 mins each.
- SQL
- Behavioral
- Analytical Execution - stats & prob, A/B testing, case study
- Analytical Reasoning - Case study
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions on Bayes Theorem, Probability distribution, etc.
I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at Meta
Interview
Completed 3 rounds of the process, which includes the initial recruiter screen, technical, full loop, and team matching.
Couldn't move past the full loop interview. The interview was very engaging, and I actually enjoyed working through the cases. No crazy questions.