I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Meta (Dublin, Dublin) in May 2015
Interview
Phone screening, then online interview (coding questions), then 4 more onsite interviews ('data science'/modelling interview, another 2 coding interviews, and statistical analysis interview). Some of the interviewers were very kind and nice, some were showoffs and annoying. You are given more chance to show your coding skills than your data analysis/statistics modelling ones, which is a shame.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Screening was basic concepts questions. Coding interview were part live coding in a chat, others on a white board. Things like implement a sparse matrix, or questions from the coding interview book. Modelling interview was to go through a case study step by step and analyse a problem + model its solution. Statistics interview was more like a statistics course quiz, defining terms, solving statistical equations etc.
Total 7 rounds: first round for resume screening, second for technical screening, then for on-site virtual with 4 interviews back to back, then hiring manager round after team matching and then salary negotiation with HR
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Meta’s evaluation rubrics focus heavily on "Product Thinking over Fancy Math". Interviewers want to see if you can operate like a product owner with an analytical mindset, navigating messy scenarios affecting billions of users
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
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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.
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