Meta Data Engineer Interview Questions
42+ Meta Data Engineer interview questions drawn from real candidate reports. Sources include 1Point3Acres, Blind, Glassdoor, Reddit, and LeetCode. Questions span every stage of the Meta Data Engineer loop: OA, phone screen, system design, behavioral, and onsite coding.
What to Expect in the Meta Data Engineer Interview
The Meta Data Engineer interview process typically runs 4 to 6 rounds depending on seniority level. Based on candidate reports in the LeakCode database, the loop usually includes a resume review, an online assessment or coding phone screen, one or more technical rounds, a system design round (for senior and above), and a behavioral or values round.
Difficulty skews toward medium and hard LeetCode-style problems in the coding rounds. System design questions test breadth (component selection, scaling, trade-off reasoning) more than deep implementation. Behavioral questions are tied to the company's stated values and principles.
Meta Data Engineer Questions (Sample)
Meta Data Engineer interview. Follow-up Ownership round.
I recently interviewed for a **Data Engineer role at Meta** and wanted some advice. This was the process: * Recruiter call * Technical screen with SQL and Python (10 questions, solved 8) * Virtual ons
Meta Data Engineering Onsite Interview Experience and Insights
There are many interview experiences shared online, and I've consulted quite a few. I'm sharing my own interview experience after my own, hoping it will be helpful to everyone. Best of luck in getting
Meta Data Engineering Technical Phone Screen Experience for Product Analytics IC6
I've scheduled a phone interview for the end of the month. Based on the recruiter's prep call and the materials they sent, I learned that the next round will involve two interviews: a half-hour leader
Meta Data Engineer, Analytics onsite interview
I had my onsite interview last week. Can someone tell me how the decision is made? I solved all SQL and python questions. Also for product sense and data modeling section did everything. Can someone h
Meta E6 Phone Screen [Rejection after providing Optimal Solutions]
I was asked 2 LC style questions for the phone screen by a Meta engineer. 40 mins was the time to complete both optimally. Following is what I did: 1. Asked...
Meta Onsite first leg E5/E4 two interviews
Marh 8th I got the following problems did both and did great, Then I got the move to the onsite mail just after 2 hours from the screening. Phone Screen : https://leetcode.com/problems/basic-calculator-ii/ https://leetcode.com/problems/valid-palindrome-ii Started...
Meta | E4/E5 | OnSite | waiting Results |extra Follow up design round
Marh 8th I got the following problems did both and did great, Then I got the move to the onsite mail just after 2 hours from the screening I did...
Meta | Data Engineer | New Onsite Format
Hi all, I went through a DE onsite with Meta (unsure about level) and apparently the new format for these are considered "full stack DE" vs the previous ETL1, ETL2, Data...
Meta | L5 | Onsite | US | Pass
Technical Phone Screen: - First : Binary Tree Vertical Order Traversal - Second : Diagonal Traverse - Solved both questions optimally within the time limit. Recruiter reached out the next day confirming I...
Meta | Full experience | US [Passed]
Technical Phone Screen: - First : Binary Tree Vertical Order Traversal - Second : Diagonal Traverse Solved both questions optimally within the time limit. Recruiter reached out the next day confirming I have...
Meta | E5 | Full Loop | June | Pass
Technical Phone Screen: First : Binary Tree Vertical Order Traversal Second : Diagonal Traverse Solved both questions optimally within the time limit. Recruiter reached out the next day confirming I have been...
SQL Question Facebook Data Engineer
How to write a query in sql ithat considers full months only, for example, if current date is 2021-03-07, we only want to include dates from 2021-02-28 and before for...
Facebook/Meta -Data Engineer- USA
Company : Facebook | Meta YoE : 9 Yrs Position : Data Engineer Round : onsite / loop The onsite loop was total 6 rounds and I will post here the only the coding...
Facebook | Data Engineer | Feb- 2022 | Meta | USA | [Waiting for Result]
Company : Facebook | Meta Position : Data Engineer Location : Virginia, USA Interview: Virtual Onsite YoE: 9+ yrs Phone Interview : There was one 1 hr phone interview, there was two section :...
Meta | Data Engineer | Phone Interview
Here is my Meta Data Engineer Phone Screen Interview experience (1 hour total- 30 mnts for SQL and 30 Mnts for Python)--Failed 1) I have been asked what section you want...
Difficulty Breakdown
19
easy
4
hard
2
medium
Based on 42 questions with difficulty labels from candidate reports.
Interview Rounds
Here is how the Meta Data Engineer questions in the LeakCode database break down by interview round, based on what candidates reported:
| Round | Questions in Database |
|---|---|
| recruiter | 14 |
| phone screen | 11 |
| onsite | 8 |
| system design | 3 |
| oa | 3 |
| technical | 1 |
Most Common Topics
Question Recency
1
2026
3
2025
7
2024
1
2023
Question counts by interview year, based on candidate-reported dates.
How to Prepare for the Meta Data Engineer Interview
Use the LeakCode question database as your primary research tool. Filter by role (Data Engineer), then by round type to focus your prep on the specific stages in your upcoming loop. Sort by recency to see what 2026 candidates actually faced.
- Start with questions from the last 12 months. Interview processes change and recent data is the strongest signal.
- Cross-reference questions that appear in multiple sources (1p3a, Blind, Glassdoor). Multi-source confirmation means a question has stronger recurrence probability.
- For system design rounds: focus on the question patterns, not individual questions. The same design principles recur across many prompts.
- For behavioral rounds: map your experiences to the company's stated values before the interview. Most behavioral questions at top companies are derivatives of a small set of core leadership competencies.
FAQ
How many Meta Data Engineer questions are in the database?
42+ questions from verified candidate reports. The count grows as new reports are scraped daily from 1Point3Acres, Blind, Glassdoor, Reddit, and LeetCode.
Are these questions from real Meta interviews?
Yes. All questions are sourced from actual candidate interview reports, not generated by AI. Each entry links back to its source URL where available, and questions are tagged with the year and round reported by the candidate.
How current is this data?
LeakCode updates daily. The database is filtered to exclude duplicate and low-quality entries. You can filter by interview year to focus on recent cycles.
Does LeakCode cover Meta OA questions specifically?
Yes. The database includes online assessment questions tagged with round type. See the Meta OA page for a dedicated view.
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