Meta Software Engineer interview experience

I found that understanding the prompts didn’t automatically translate into doing well, because the content leaned heavily on resume-based questions rather than the usual leetcode/DSA focus.

Security questions were a major challenge for me. I tried to approach everything clearly, but those parts felt especially hard to navigate under pressure. There was a general sense of difficulty across the rounds, and even though I could tell what I was being asked, I ultimately didn’t make it through. Looking back, the hardest surprise was realizing how much weight was being placed on domain knowledge