Meta Software Engineer interview experience

It was usually framed around two coding problems of medium difficulty, and the format felt like LeetCode-style prompts where I had to write and explain my approach as I went. On a couple of screens I felt real pressure, and on one of them my anxiety showed up in how I performed.

Most of the time the timing was tight—questions like variations of common LeetCode problems, or a setup where I first answered something “simple” and then was asked to implement the idea. I also ran into practical moments like verification questions; even when I could solve the main task, I fumbled on confirming my