Meta Data Engineer interview experience

The recruiter set expectations that the next stage would include Python and SQL, and the tone was pretty straightforward rather than intimidating.

The technical screen that followed was friendly in vibe, too. It was a Python + PostgreSQL style assessment where the interviewer came across as someone from the data engineering team. Even though it was still technical, it didn’t feel like the kind of grilling where everything depended on one trick; the emphasis felt more on how I thought and how I handled structured prompts.

I didn’t end up getting an offer. The hard part wasn’t that I felt