Meta Interview Experience
- Experience
- 1.5 years
- Posted
- 5 Apr 2025
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.
How it went
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.
Questions asked (9)
- 01
String to Integer (atoi)
Data Structures & Algorithms
Open the problemImplement the
myAtoi(string s)function, which converts a string to a 32-bit signed integer. Please note you have to come up with integer overflow edge case yourself. - 02
Left and Right View of Binary Tree
Data Structures & Algorithms
Find the left and right view of a binary tree.
- 03
Strobogrammatic Number II
Data Structures & Algorithms
Open the problemGiven an integer
n, return all the strobogrammatic numbers that are of lengthn. - 04
Making A Large Island
Data Structures & Algorithms
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.
- 05
Maximum Swap
Data Structures & Algorithms
Open the problemGiven a non-negative integer, you could swap two digits at most once to get the maximum possible number. Return the maximum possible number.
- 06
Group Shifted Strings
Data Structures & Algorithms
Open the problemWe can shift a string by shifting each of its letters to its successive letter. Given a list of strings, group all strings that belong to the same shifting sequence.
- 07
Design LeetCode
System Design
Design the LeetCode platform, including its core functionalities like problem creation, user submission, code execution, and leaderboards.
- 08
Conflict Resolution
Behavioral
Standard questions about how I would handle conflicts with team members or stakeholders.
- 09
Prioritizing Conflicting Projects
Behavioral
How would I manage a situation where I have two important projects due simultaneously or conflicting priorities?
How they prepared
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.