I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Meta (New York, NY) in Apr 2022
Interview
The process was smooth and was able to reach the interview process. applied >> recruiter contacted >> answered few basic questions over email >> created account on meta career portal >> selected interview data.
There were 2 round of interview; 1. Network 2. Coding
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Network interview
1. if a user types facebook.com, what happens in the background. explain the process
2. How do we know where the router/gateway is in a home environment?
3. Can you tell me about any routing protocol? OSPF >> Area >> LSA
4. if a user reports slowness reaching an application in a server, how would you troubleshoot?
5. can you tell me about STP?
6. Describe how the tcp header in a IPV4 packet changes going from device to device and which fields change with in the header. Now describe it in IPV6
Coding interview
1. write a code in any language that would display highest output value from the provided table
2. Write a code that would send ip address in a non-clickable format.
The interview process consists of four key stages: an initial screening round to assess basic qualifications, a CoderPad interview to evaluate coding skills, a technical interview focused on problem-solving and domain expertise, and finally, a comprehensive HR interview to discuss company culture, compensation, and overall role alignment.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Have asked to parse a messy status dump → normalize → sort by a numeric field task. Network related questions