Meta interview notes, page 10 of 238

“I spent too long on the 'why Meta' part and barely had time to get into goals.” The rest of the author's notes on Product Manager interview at Meta, Onsite - Product Sense / Strategy round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“Seemed straightforward at first but you have to be careful about counting distinct recipients, not just total calls.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Meta, Technical Phone Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“I went in thinking I'd just do a DAU times average CPM type breakdown and call it a day.” The rest of the author's notes on Product Manager interview at Meta, Onsite - Product Sense / Strategy round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“Came in prepared on this one, which made a big difference.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Meta, Onsite - System Design / Architecture round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“I knew the answer conceptually but fumbled the implementation a bit.” The rest of the author's notes on Machine Learning Engineer interview at Meta, Technical Phone Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“I started with plain BFS and the interviewer immediately asked what happens when the same cell is visited twice but with different keys collected.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Meta, Technical Phone Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“I had a story ready but second-guessed whether it was 'strategic' enough versus just being a normal judgment call.” The rest of the author's notes on Technical Program Manager interview at Meta, Onsite - Behavioral / Leadership round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“My first instinct was to just count unmatched parens with a stack and then do a second pass to remove them.” The rest of the author's notes on Software Engineer interview at Meta, Technical Phone Screen round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“I spent too long trying to define the problem space and the interviewer had to nudge me to actually start designing.” The rest of the author's notes on Product Designer interview at Meta, Onsite - Product Sense / Strategy round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.

“Broad enough to freeze you up if you're not careful.” The rest of the author's notes on Product Manager interview at Meta, Onsite - Product Sense / Strategy round, covers how they worked through the question, what the panel pushed back on, and what they would do differently.