Meta·Software Engineer

Meta Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Hard

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United StatesPosted Feb 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process began with the recruiter reaching out through a channel like LinkedIn, and it quickly moved into an OA and then a technical interview.

The OA felt easier than I expected—solving all four questions before time—and then the live interview was focused on two medium LeetCode problems.

During the live loop, what mattered most was the way I worked through the problem. I was expected to explain my thinking clearly, keep my code organized, and discuss things like complexity rather than treating it like a silent coding sprint.

For me, the overall vibe was that communication and reasoning were just as important as correctness, and even with time pressure I could keep things coherent. I didn’t end up with an offer in this specific

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