Meta·Software Engineer

Meta Software Engineer interview experience

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Bellvue, COPosted Jan 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I applied online and started with an initial recruiter call, then moved into a phone screen focused on problem solving.

After that, the process quickly turned into multiple rounds of LeetCode-style questions, with system design and behavioral interviews following as part of the full loop. My experience felt intense and my difficulty rating matched that pressure—the bar was high, and even when I knew the topics, it was hard to keep momentum from one round to the next.

Over the course of the process, I spoke with a recruiter and then several interviewers in technical and behavioral formats. I also ran into some scheduling friction: at one point an interview I’d been preparing for was cancelled close to the

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