I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Meta in Nov 2018
Interview
I had a phone interview and then a video chat coding challenge. I use CoderPad on my laptop and someone is also video chatting with me and can see what I code. It was using SQL. He first asked me, using a dataset, how I would define an "active user". After I gave my definition, he asked me to create the metric using SQL. Unfortunately for me, I gave a complicated way of defining an active user instead of just saying "someone who clicked 5 times". It's as if they ask you to run a mile, then after the mile, ask you to beat that time by running a second mile. Why not just evaluate the time you run the mile in? It made no sense to me
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you define an active user using this dataset?
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.
It's all organized. Be prepared to showcase your depth of thinking. Two analytical rounds will make you think on your ability to solve probability and experimentation problems. Have a structure for everything