Meta E5 MLE interview loop (Oct 2024)

Screening Round

Questions:

• 1 easy question
• 1 medium question

The candidate fumbled in fixing a corner case in the medium question. They were able to identify what needed to be done for the corner case but struggled to write it down due to interview jitters, requiring assistance from the interviewer. Overall, the candidate performed well otherwise.

Onsite Round

Questions:

• Coding 1: One easy question, one medium question.
• Coding 2: Two relatively easy medium questions.
• ML System Design: Standard ML system design question. Recommended practice material: ML System Design.
• Behavioral: Standard questions to assess scope, ambiguity, and cross-functional communication in the candidate's current role. Recommended reading for expectations of senior roles: Behavioral Interview Tips.

The candidate prepared by solving the top 100 Meta tagged easy/medium questions from the last 30 days, finding that while some questions were not identical, they were very similar.