Meta·Software Engineer

Meta Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Hard

Positive

United StatesPosted Dec 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process started with an online assessment, followed by a phone screen that was very LeetCode-style.

I focused on data structures and algorithms during the screen.

After that, I went into the full loop, which felt heavier and more formal. It included system design as well as two separate technical coding rounds, with the expectation that I could solve two questions in about 45 minutes. On top of that, there was a behavioral interview, and there was also an AI-enabled coding round that ran similarly to a programming exercise but with that added layer.

I ultimately didn’t receive an offer, and the overall difficulty matched that feeling—more demanding than a typical “just code” interview,

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