Meta | Software Engineer | Interview Experience
Interview Date: Not specified
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Difficulty: Not specified
Interview Process
The interview consisted of a phone interview followed by project deep dive and system design discussions. The phone interview included solving LeetCode problems, specifically LeetCode 1347. The interviewers were friendly, and despite an average performance, the candidate was able to pass.
The project deep dive lasted approximately 30 minutes, where the candidate was advised to discuss a project with less domain knowledge to ensure the interviewer could follow along. In the system design segment, the candidate was tasked with designing a job scheduler.
Technical Questions
- Minimum Number of Steps to Make Two Strings Anagram (Sliding Window, Hash Table, String)
- Find All Anagrams in a String (System Design, Distributed System, Concurrency, Multithreading)
Tips & Insights
- During the project deep dive, it’s recommended to choose a project that is easier for the interviewer to understand.
- For the system design question, focus on the API design rather than the algorithmic complexity.
- Be prepared to discuss significant failures and how to handle negative feedback, as these topics may arise during the interview.