Meta Software Engineer interview experience

The first parts were lighter in the sense that the early stage centered on general assessment—one round included a discussion about core knowledge and PE basics—and I expected to keep moving to later rounds.

Instead, the process moved quickly to technical questioning and then ended. When I later compared notes to other people’s feedback, it was clear the bar was very coding-focused: one variation of a classic LeetCode-style problem showed up, and even though I was able to solve one problem, I still didn’t pass because it wasn’t enough compared to what they likely expected.

I didn’t end up