Meta Data Scientist Interview Questions
20+ Meta Data Scientist interview questions drawn from real candidate reports. Sources include 1Point3Acres, Blind, Glassdoor, Reddit, and LeetCode. Questions span every stage of the Meta Data Scientist loop: OA, phone screen, system design, behavioral, and onsite coding.
What to Expect in the Meta Data Scientist Interview
The Meta Data Scientist 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 Scientist Questions (Sample)
2026 New Grad Recap
How was new grad 26 recruiting for everyone? Was fortunate enough to have a return offer, but none of my new grad interviews/onsites converted to an offer, which I thought was shocking since I probabl
Got dumped by GF of 4 years but got a Meta offer today
I’m sitting here sipping on a gin and tonic reflecting on the last 5 months and I really couldn’t feel more fulfilled. I know a lot of ppl hate nowadays on “tech bro’s” who make grinding leetcode thei
Meta Screening Round Rejection and learning
The rejection feedback was instant, the interviewer asked two questions, Leetcode 1249. and another which I couldn't find on leetcode. The time allocated was 35 minutes for 2 medium questions. I mean
Meta Data Scientist, Product Analytics Interview
Hey everyone! I’m interviewing for the DS role at Meta and just passed my screening round. I’d love to do mocks for the onsite interview. DM me if you’re interested! Can anyone also give insights abou
Meta screening round
2 questions on iOS with DS 1. 1st 1000 closest distance to the given location out of 1 million given locations. 2. Scenario in iOS - pull to refresh- one array is...
Meta/Facebook (New Grad) Menlo Park | Virtual Onsite | NDA
Had my Virtual Onsite for the New Grad role at Menlo Park for Meta in January 2022. Got an offer after the interview w/ positive feedback according to the recruiter....
Facebook/Meta | E4 | Bay Area | Feb 2022 [Offer]
Info Status: 4.5 years total, with 2 @ FAANG (Rainforest) Position: E4 Software Engineer at Meta Location: Bay Area Date Interviewed: December, 2021 Interview Prep Spent about 2-3 months prepping since I was also working at...
Meta | E4/E5 | London | Phone Screen + Onsite | March 2022 [Offer E4]
Status: 4.5 YOE Current Position: Technical Consultant at a consulting firm Location: Interviewed for Meta London/Zurich Date: Feb 2022 Signed an NDA so won\'t be sharing exact questions but trying to give back to...
Apple ICT4/Meta E5/Twitter SeniorSWE | London | 2022 | Offers
Writing the post to get back to the LC community, as it was (and is) one of the main resources for interview preparation. It is going to be rather long...
Facebook | SDE E5 | London | Jan 2021 Offer
Current Position: Senior Software Engineer | Non - FAANG | MNC YOE: 4.5 years I went through a typical interview process at Facebook with 1 phone screen and 4 rounds of on-site...
Facebook - Stream of Unsorted Intervals
Hi everyone, In a FB interview I had a DS&A question: "Imagine you have a file download manager with given file length that receives a stream of bits defined as intervals. Every...
Facebook DE PS Interview Experience
I want to share my interview experience with others. This was my third attempt, and I had not cleared the FB Phone Screen Interviews earlier. I appeared for Data Infra...
Facebook | Software Engineer | London (Reject) | Sept-2021
Around 2+ Years Of Experience. Applied through employee referral, contacted the person who is looking to hire/screen resumes over LinkedIn. Process First call was with the recruiter, who was interested in why I...
Facebook Product Design "privacy feature of a post
I was interviewed recently for FB onsite system design in Dec 2021 for singapore location. I have 10+ years of exp. Design privacy for a FB post Users will select three privacy...
Meta | SDE (E5) | Remote | December 2021 [Offer]
Just got an offer from Meta. Although I will not disclose details regarding the interview - signed an NDA and want to honor it - I still wanted to give...
Difficulty Breakdown
8
easy
3
medium
2
hard
Based on 20 questions with difficulty labels from candidate reports.
Interview Rounds
Here is how the Meta Data Scientist questions in the LeakCode database break down by interview round, based on what candidates reported:
| Round | Questions in Database |
|---|---|
| recruiter | 7 |
| system design | 4 |
| onsite | 4 |
| oa | 3 |
Most Common Topics
Question Recency
1
2026
3
2025
1
2024
4
2022
Question counts by interview year, based on candidate-reported dates.
How to Prepare for the Meta Data Scientist Interview
Use the LeakCode question database as your primary research tool. Filter by role (Data Scientist), 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 Scientist questions are in the database?
20+ 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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