Meta·Software Engineer

Meta Software Engineer interview experience

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Sunnyvale, CAPosted Jan 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My loop had a familiar structure but it felt risky because the experience depended heavily on the interviewers.

I went through two coding interviews, one system design interview, and a behavioral interview. I noticed a lot of variance in whether an interviewer would accept certain solutions, which made the rounds feel like they could swing based on judgment rather than only correctness.

One of the technical interviews really tested that. The interviewer pushed toward specific answers even after I said I wasn’t sure and would look something up. Eventually I had to commit to an answer, and later I realized my committed response was wrong. It left me frustrated and disappointed because it didn’t feel

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