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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
I am an intermediate level mostly backend SWE with 5 years experience, mostly in Python, node, TS, etc. I did interview prep pretty well, grinded LC, and got a high TC job that I did quite well at. Ho
Long story short, I'm in 3rd year of 4 for a Cs degree and hate most of my courses. I love programming and building projects but doing reports on crap like work trends, maths and meaningless theory th
Most likely failed meta phone screen
I have solved almost 500 questions most of which was jan 2025 to July. Decided to try meta recently and reviewed my stuff and studied a bit. Phone screen started and my question was essentially next p
Targeting OpenAI SWE Roles? Insights on what to expect from recent system design loops
OpenAI is reportedly ramping up hiring this year, with plans to roughly double their employee count from around 4.5k employees to roughly 8k (according to reuters and the financial times, sources belo
I have a Meta onsite in a few days, but a family emergency just derailed my prep and mental headspace. Does rescheduling hurt my chances or risk the headcount being filled before I can interview? I’d
Hey. I recently interviewed for Meta’s Detection and Response Security Engineer Internship and had my first round interview. I was told by the recruiter it would consist of 3 parts: a behavioral secti
Crushed After Meta Rejection - Nailed LC Easy I'd just memorized, still out. What am I missing?
Feeling pretty deflated right now and honestly, a bit lost. I just got the rejection email from Meta for a tech interview, and I'm struggling to understand where I went wrong. The coding question was
Hey all, I signed my offer letter pretty recently for an IC4 position at Meta! I feel like I’ve mastered their system a bit and wanted to give back :) I’m self-taught with 3 YOE at another FAANG compa
No doubt I liked solving those leetcode/codeforces problems. I am just wondering if is it worthy to grind for some competition. Will it be nice addition to my resume?
Odd experience with a META interview
HR recruiter reached out to me asking if interested in a role. I said sure. Over period of 6 months I SPOKE to different directors. Then one had me talk with one of their architects. I spoke with her,
There has been a lot of (I do not want to say 'discussion', because when the most upvoted comments are 'anyone who uses LC questions is dim and unimaginative' it's not a discussion ... ) but it seems
Production Engineet at Meta Phone Screen || Bombed PE Coding for Meta – Is it Worth Preparing for PE Basics?
I just had my PE coding interview for Meta, and honestly, it didn’t go well. The phone screen is split into two parts: PE coding and PE basics. I was expecting more file-handling-related stuff or mayb
Chance of passing the phone screen interview E4 Meta
I had an interview for Software Engineer E4 position (US based) a few days ago. There are two medium LC questions (both appeared in top Meta tagged question in LC 30 days). For the first question, I i
4 offers in 90 days | my experience as a new grad
hey, coming on here to share my story as i think it will be helpful for the people here. i worked as an intern during college, however, i ended up not getting the return offer, and was informed of thi
Hi all, I'm a long time lurker on this subreddit, first time poster. I wanted to give back to the community here because a lot of the advice I've gleaned from reading other people's posts have been in
My journey after layoff – Part 2(Positive)
Thanks for all the positive comments and DMs on my previous post([https://www.reddit.com/r/leetcode/s/w3hdFmLIVu](https://www.reddit.com/r/leetcode/s/w3hdFmLIVu)). I even got a referral from someone h
Crushed after Meta E4 Rejection
I just got my final rejection from Meta, and I’m honestly crushed. After weeks of interviews being rescheduled and reshuffled, I finally made it all the way to the hiring committee—only to be rejected
I feel very demotivated
Update(02/13/2025) Jesus christ! I actually got an offer in this morning like WTF!!!!!!!!!. This is soooo unexpected and I feel so grateful!!! Thank you guys for your support and encouragement! I'll a
VENT : Meta doesn't want you to succeed
On site: 2 Coding , 2 AI System design, 1 behavioral Coding 1 : Aced Feedback : Strong Hire Coding 2 : Aced Feedback : Strong Hire Design 1 : This is not your usual system design, but domain specific.
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