Meta
Social media and metaverse company behind Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
4 Rounds
~21 Days
Very Hard
The Interview Loop
Recruiter Screen (30 min)
Standard fit check, behavioral questions, and resume overview.
Technical Loop (3-4 Rounds)
Deep dive into domain knowledge, coding, and system design.
Interview Question Bank
Data Engineer
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System Design
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hard
Design a data model for an e-commerce platform tracking orders, users, and products.
#ER Modeling
#Dimensional Modeling
Data Engineer
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Technical
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medium
What is the star schema vs snowflake schema? When would you use each?
#Star Schema
#Snowflake Schema
Data Engineer
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Technical
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hard
What is Data Vault methodology? How does it differ from Kimball?
#Data Vault
#Kimball
Data Engineer
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Technical
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medium
Design the data model for Facebook Marketplace. We need to track users, product listings, categories, and transactions. How would you structure the fact and dimension tables to allow product managers to analyze daily sales volume by category and user demographics?
#Dimensional Modeling
#Star Schema
#Fact Tables
#Dimension Tables
Data Engineer
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Technical
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medium
How do you design a Slowly Changing Dimension (SCD) Type 2 table for Facebook user profiles? Explain how you would handle updates to a user's 'current_city' while preserving the history of their previous locations.
#SCD Type 2
#Data Warehousing
#Historical Tracking
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