Facebook Interview Questions

6 total interview insight submissions

Interview Experience (82%)

The Interview Experience is a score from 1 star (very negative) to 5 stars (very positive) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the donut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.

4.2
  • Very Negative
  • Negative
  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (95%)

The Interview Difficulty is a score ranging from very difficult (red) to very easy (green) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. The higher the number, the more difficult the interviews on average. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more insights, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire data set.

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  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (75%)

The % of Interns Getting a Full Time Offer chart is meant to provide a realistic estimate of the hiring practices of the company based on the reviews at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to the simple company average and away from the average of the entire data set.

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Interviews at Facebook

YearPositionLocationGroup/DivisionExperienceDifficulty
2021Research Data Scientist InternMenlo ParkTechnology, Media and Telecom (TMT)PositiveAverage
2021Software Engineer InternMenlo ParkN/AVery PositiveEasy
2021FBU EngineeringMenlo ParkGeneralistPositiveAverage
2019Software engineerLos AngelesTechnologyNeutralAverage
2020Business Integrity AssociateAustinTechnology, Media and Telecom (TMT)PositiveAverage
2018data analyticsChicago, IL, USAGlobal DataVery PositiveDifficult

Research Data Scientist Intern Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT)

Anonymous employee in Menlo Park

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

Employee Referral

Length of Process

1-2 months
Interviewed: September 2021 Date Submitted: Aug 27, 2022

Application

Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview

Interview

1st Round: SQL Medium, Leetcode Python Easy, Statistics Questions that went in depth on linear regression, trees, hypothesis testing

2nd Round: Case study that involved your understanding of how to apply ML concepts. Mine went in depth on trees

Interview Questions

What do you do if you have many variables and you want to see which is more important? What if you want to test for interactions between these variables?
Sample Answer

Software Engineer Intern Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in Menlo Park

Outcome

Declined Offer

Interview Source

Employee Referral

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: September 2021 Date Submitted: Nov 28, 2021

Application

Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview

Interview

2 interviews, fairly simple both are coding
Referral and recruiter will reach out
Process was very transparent and good

Interview Questions

There weren’t any difficult or unexpected interview questions. Generaleetcoxe questions
Sample Answer

FBU Engineering Interview - Generalist

Anonymous employee in Menlo Park

Outcome

Accepted Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

1-2 months
Interviewed: September 2021 Date Submitted: Nov 18, 2021

Application

Phone Interview
Skills Test

Interview

The interview process started with an online assessment with 4 questions. After the online assessment, there was a final phone interview

Interview Questions

Online assessment questions progressively got harder. I only completed 3 of the 4 questions.
Sample Answer

Software engineer Interview - Technology

Anonymous interview candidate in Los Angeles

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

Applied Online

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: April 2019 Date Submitted: May 03, 2021

Application

Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview

Interview

First round is online facebook coding test. Standard leetcode / hackerrank questions. The interview lasted half an hour then you have time to ask interviewer questions.

Interview Questions

Maximum subarray
Sample Answer

Business Integrity Associate Interview - Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT)

Anonymous interview candidate in Austin

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

Employee Referral

Length of Process

Less than 1 month
Interviewed: May 2020 Date Submitted: May 16, 2020

Application

1 on 1 Interview

Interview

Message from a recruiter, then business case over video conference with the hiring manager at the office in question

Interview Questions

Behavioral questions included the typical talk about your resume and experiences. Then was questions on data analysis, tell me about a time you didn't have enough data and you went to find that data. Tell me about a project that has to do with data, and finally why the business integrity team. The questions were all focused on data analysis and why I would deal with data. The case dealt with how I would find out more about data I was given and create solutions based on it. Finally, she asked more about that process
Sample Answer

data analytics Interview - Global Data

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago, IL, USA

Outcome

No Offer

Interview Source

Employee Referral

Length of Process

1-2 months
Interviewed: October 2018 Date Submitted: Oct 11, 2018

Application

Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview

Interview

Referred by employee, reached out by HR
Phone screen: general eligibility questions with 4 sql questions, was told to advance right after

1st round: video conference with screen-share, SQL coding + product management questions (should we add a new feature or not, how to test?)

Interview Questions

Nothing really unexpected, but a lot of pushing - interviewer is trying to see how well you do under pressure.

For both parts, ask clarifying questions before start typing responses on screen (coding) or rambling off, remember to make sure your understanding of the use case is on the same page as the interviewer's.

It is very important to "think out loud".

For the sql part, remember to explain your code as you go along. It is OK to silent for a while to reach to a solution, but you have to keep communication with your interviewer about your logic as you type.
Sample Answer