I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Meta
Interview
I applied at a campus recruiting event and got an email a few days letter about scheduling an interview on campus. It was a 45 min technical one on one interview. He asked me one straightforward question (see below). A few days after the interview, I got an email inviting me to their Menlo Park location for another interview on campus. I flew out there for University Day and really enjoyed the whole experience. The interview was 45 mins again and the interviewer asked me two questions (see below). I thought I answered the questions really well in O(n) but did not get an offer.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Find all combinations of three numbers in an array that add up to zero.
Given an array of strings, return an array of arrays of anagrams.
Example:
Input: ("car", "rac", "start", "tastr")
output: (("car, "rac"), ("start", tastr"))
Took about a month altogether, which felt longer given the intensity of the process. Kicked off with a technical screening, followed by two rigorous coding interviews. The DSA question on binary tree vertical order traversal hit me hard at first, but then I recognized the prompt instantly — I had just worked through something similar on PracHub. The final round was focused on system design, and while I ended up receiving an offer, I ultimately declined it. Overall, a challenging experience that definitely sharpened my skills.
1 leetcode med, 1 leetcode hard. make sure you know your DSA and leetcode questions. I wasn't able to get an offer bc i didnt complete the second question. Got a reply 2 days later saying they would move on
Overall, the process took a little over two weeks, which felt a bit longer than I anticipated. After a quick screening, I went through two technical rounds focusing on coding and DSA concepts. One of the questions was a classic palindrome check; mid-way through, I realized it was something I had practiced on PracHub just days earlier. The final step was a casual behavioral interview. I was relieved to get an offer shortly after, which I happily accepted.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a string, determine if it is a valid palindrome considering only alphanumeric characters and ignoring case.