Meta E5 US Rejected
Summary
I had a Meta E5 interview in the US which included a skipped phone screen and an onsite round covering coding (Container With Most Water, Word Search II), AI-enabled coding (Maximize Unique Characters), system design (LeetCode Live Leaderboard), and behavioral questions. I was unfortunately rejected without specific feedback after 3 days.
Full Experience
1. phone screen: Skipped.
2. onsite:
- coding: container with most water. word search ii.
- ai-enabled coding: maximize unique characters.
- system design: Leetcode live leaderboard.
- behavioral: normal STAR questions.
recruiter called after onsite 3 days for results without feedback.
Interview Questions (5)
Container With Most Water
Given n non-negative integers a1, a2, ..., an, where each represents a point at coordinate (i, ai). n vertical lines are drawn such that the two endpoints of line i are (i, ai) and (i, 0). Find two lines, which, together with x-axis forms a container, such that the container contains the most water. Note: You may not slant the container and n is at least 2.
Word Search II
Given an m x n board of characters and a list of strings words, return all words in words that can be found on the board. Each word must be constructed from letters of sequentially adjacent cells, where adjacent cells are horizontally or vertically neighboring. The same letter cell may not be used more than once in a word.
Maximize Unique Characters
Design an algorithm or data structure to maximize the number of unique characters under specific constraints or within a given data set. (Details for this AI-enabled coding problem were not provided beyond the title.)
System Design: LeetCode Live Leaderboard
Design a system for a live leaderboard, similar to LeetCode's, which tracks user scores and ranks in real-time. Consider aspects like data ingestion, real-time updates, query performance, scalability, consistency, and fault tolerance.
Behavioral Questions (STAR Method)
Answer standard behavioral questions using the STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) method. These typically cover topics like conflict resolution, teamwork, leadership, failure, success, and handling challenges, assessing communication, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.