Meta Software Engineer interview experience

Across the technical parts, I was mostly doing LeetCode-style problems, and the design discussions were high-level rather than deep-dives into obscure details.

The technical rounds had a consistent rhythm—two LeetCode questions in a set time window—and the behavioral round was straightforward in how it probed my experiences. What stuck with me most was that the communication style during the final round mattered more than I expected. When the interviewer’s questions weren’t clear and follow-ups didn’t land, it threw off my flow and made it hard to demonstrate what I knew or understand what