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Meta Platforms Software Engineer Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a Meta Platforms Software Engineer interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated weekly.

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CodingStart here. 14 questions · ~179 min
Palindrome With One RemovalMedium
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Determine whether an Instagram caption becomes a palindrome after removing at most one character using two pointers.

StringsGreedyTwo PointersMeta Platforms
Kth Largest ElementEasy
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Find the kth largest value in an unsorted array using a selection algorithm or heap.

ArraysSortingHeapMeta Platforms
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System Design13 questions · ~166 min
Collaborative Document EditingHard
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Tests your ability to design real-time collaboration with consistency, concurrency, and conflict handling.

Conflict ResolutioncollaborationconcurrencyMeta Platforms
Online Coding Contest PlatformHard
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Tests your ability to design contest infrastructure with secure execution, scale, and live updates.

scalabilityMeta Platforms
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Security & Infrastructure13 questions · ~166 min
Infer Charger TopologyHard

Assesses your hardware-adjacent reasoning and ability to infer system behavior from limited signals.

Meta Platforms
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Execution5 questions · ~64 min
Walk Through Website FlowMedium

Assesses your ability to explain the end-to-end web flow clearly and accurately.

coding interviewMeta Platforms
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Behavioral & Leadership3 questions · ~38 min
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More topics2 questions · ~26 min
Parse CSV in Python and DebugMedium

Evaluates your ability to implement robust CSV parsing and reason about debugging in practice.

csv parsingMeta Platforms
Handling Real-Time Sync and StateHard

Assesses system design thinking for real-time sync, state consistency, and AI integration.

real-time dataMeta Platforms
Hands-on SQL practiceWrite and run real queries in the editor. 3 drills · ~30 min
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