Meta·Software Engineer

Meta Software Engineer interview experience

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Hard

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Seattle, WAPosted Dec 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process dragged out longer than I expected—it took about two months from start to finish, and I even tried to pick farther-out dates so I could prepare between stages.

The structure started with a screening that included two medium LeetCode algorithm problems, then I landed in what felt like a full loop that spanned several days.

In the loop, I had two algorithm rounds, then a system design and a behavioral segment, and that pattern repeated so I had both coding and design conversations back-to-back across a couple of days. On top of that, there was a separate online coding challenge that used a web camera and ran in four stages for about ninety minutes. It was unusual and a little mentally exhausting because it was split up but still felt like one

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