Meta Interview Experience
Summary
I went through a Meta interview process, detailing my friend's experience which included several rounds of coding, system design, and behavioral questions. Despite receiving positive feedback across all rounds, I was not extended an offer, which I believe was due to my limited 1.5-2 years of experience.
Full Experience
My friend's experience:
Screening:
- aTOI: https://leetcode.com/problems/string-to-integer-atoi/description/ Please note you have to come up with integer overflow edge case yourself
- Left and right view of binary tree (thanks @Minmer!!!)
1st Onsite:
- This was not a tagged question - https://leetcode.com/problems/strobogrammatic-number-ii/
- Making a large island Interviewer praised for doing both questions (especially 2nd one) within timeframe - looked satisfied
2nd Onsite:
- https://leetcode.com/problems/maximum-swap/description/?envType=company&envId=facebook&favoriteSlug=facebook-all
- https://leetcode.com/problems/group-shifted-strings/description/ Solved both, interviewer seemed satisfied Interviewer was satisfied
Sys design:
- Design Leetcode Interviewer was satisfied - asked follow up questions
Behavioural:
- Standard conflict questions
- What if two imp projects together
Verdict: HR mentioned feedback was positive for all the rounds, although we are not able to find a role/team for you because of your experience.
I asked may i know how can i improve he did not mention anything. I think i have just 1.5-2 YOE that's why.
My tip would be whenever you are preparing for meta, please ensure you are covering all test cases - please make sure you learn edge cases by heart.
Interview Questions (9)
Find the left and right view of a binary tree.
Given a binary matrix, you are allowed to change at most one 0 to 1. Return the size of the largest island in the matrix.
Design the LeetCode platform, including its core functionalities like problem creation, user submission, code execution, and leaderboards.
Standard questions about how I would handle conflicts with team members or stakeholders.
How would I manage a situation where I have two important projects due simultaneously or conflicting priorities?
Preparation Tips
My tip would be whenever you are preparing for meta, please ensure you are covering all test cases - please make sure you learn edge cases by heart.