Meta Software Engineer interview experience

The questions still centered on core algorithms and data structures, and depending on the interviewer, the tone could vary.

The process itself had multiple checkpoints. After an online assessment, I had a stage where I coded two medium-to-mid-hard LeetCode-style problems within 45 minutes, and I had to handle the kinds of questions that don’t always come with much guidance. The full loop also leaned into repeated coding and design thinking—there were system design and behavioral components alongside several coding rounds.

What surprised me most was how some stages tested details that