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Meta Software Engineer Interview Experience

Meta · Senior

ResultWaiting
Timespan2 weeks
DifficultyMedium
Rounds2

Interview process

The interview went smoothly overall. 1 round of phone screen followed by the full loop of 4 rounds packed in a day. 2 coding 1 behavior 1 system design.

Interview rounds · 2

  1. 1

    Phone screen

    BehavioralTechnical
    1. Q1. Why do you want to work at Meta?
    2. Q2. What is the project you are most proud of?
  2. 2

    Technical round

    CodingSystem DesignBehavioral
    1. Q1. Implement LRU Cache.
    2. Q2. Given the root of a binary tree, return the length of the diameter of the tree.
    3. Q3. Design a system to schedule jobs in a distributed environment.
    4. Q4. Tell me about a time you failed.

Tips from the candidate

Leetcode is still relevant (at least for when I was interviewing). The system design went pretty in-depth so be prepared.

Company culture

Every interviewer looks pretty friendly. This is a generic role so the interviewer comes from different teams.

Details

CompanyMeta
RoleSoftware Engineer
LevelSenior
LocationUnited States
InterviewedMay 2026
Questions asked6