Meta·Software Engineer

Meta Software Engineer interview experience

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San Francisco, CAPosted Apr 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My interview stretched across multiple rounds—six in total.

The last round was framed as a short theory-and-technical split, with a small amount of conceptual discussion followed by some technical probing. What actually happened felt heavier and more intense than the description.

Instead of a balanced format, I got grilled on OS theory for the bulk of the time. It wasn’t about one specific scenario; it was more like they wanted a deep, structured command of OS concepts, and the pace didn’t leave much room to recover if I hesitated.

By the end, I felt like I’d likely stumbled in that final systems round, and that’s where the process turned against

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