Meta Data Engineer interview experience

The whole thing was built around speed: I had to complete a fixed number of tasks in a short window, and the evaluation hinged on completing enough of them rather than digging in forever.

The questions themselves were the kind of SQL and Python logic that looked straightforward on paper—standard joins and aggregations on the SQL side, and typical programming/DSA patterns for Python—but the time pressure made every decision feel costly. I remember having to move quickly while still keeping my communication clear, because slowing down to debug meant I’d fall behind.

I passed the initial