Facebook interview chances?

Feb 17, 2021 19 Comments

Interviewed for E4/E5

Coding 1: two questions

Leetcode hard:

took most of the time. ~25 minutes. Solve it nearly exactly how the most optimal solution was on leetcode

Non-leetcode. I’d rate it easy to medium. Found it in the discussion section of leetcode. Answer presented was a binary search type solution.

Only had 10 minutes to solve this, I used binary search. Similar to how the discussion section described. I didn’t get to finish this but the interviewer said he understood my approach and asked for time complexity.

Coding 2: two questions

Leetcode Medium: Iterator version of a DFS problem.

Coded up a mostly optimal solution but I got stuck on one part, I couldn’t figure out how to mark already seen nodes. Interviewer said he knew where I was going with this, and said he’s sure that if I had more time I’d get it right.

Leetcode medium:

Straight out of grokking the coding interview. I had done this problem a few times before. I coded up the answer in 5 minutes. Got a little worried that I let on that I had solved it before. I did say that I had seen similar problems at the beginning though..

Design:

Standard design. Video game related. Talked about how one would stream the game being played amongst other things like friends lists. I gave some really good trade offs. Started a bit rough while talking about front end stuff, but that’s not my specialty. I got really into it once we talked about back end. I think I did alright on this. I was a little disorganized in the beginning.

Behavioral:

Normal questions. I did make myself look bad when I described how I handled a time when I was wrong, but I think I saved myself when I explained how I was young and used it as a learning experience. I ha some really strong examples for other questions too.

My analysis:

Im expecting a reject. I think not completely solving the second question in code during the second interview as well as getting stuck on such a simple part of the overall problem for the second interview first question is what will do it.

Maybe I’m being too hard on myself?

TC: 165k, 5 yoe

Recently accepted an Amazon offer for 180k tc though. If I get the FB offer I’m going to have to reneg on Amazon, which I’m cool with... I think

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TOP 19 Comments
  • Result was a fail. Guess I’ll try again in a year
    Feb 23, 2021 4
  • People who asks LC hard questions are a$$hole.
    I was rejected by FAANG 7-8 times, but never met such an a$$hole in my life.
    Feb 18, 2021 0
  • Amazon / Eng
    aksjxhsna

    Go to company page Amazon Eng

    aksjxhsna
    Amazon is giving 180k to new grads, you deserve way better.
    Feb 17, 2021 3
    • Amazon / Eng
      aksjxhsna

      Go to company page Amazon Eng

      aksjxhsna
      That makes sense. For what it's worth, I personally think you'll get an offer from Facebook. Not too familiar with their process, but it seems you did great for most of it. Usually the proccess on deciding whether to hire you is not a reject if you do poorly in one interview. There's usually a debrief and they'll come to a decision together.
      Feb 17, 2021
    • Thanks for the encouragement! I hope I get it too. If not I feel like I’m really close, I’ll just re-interview in a year once I’m in Seattle, plus I’ll have some Amazon experience under my belt
      Feb 17, 2021
  • Esri
    klokov_v3

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    klokov_v3
    Did Amazon give you an L4 offer at 5 YOE?
    Feb 17, 2021 3
    • Esri
      klokov_v3

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      klokov_v3
      Sorry man, that’s rough. L4 for 5YOE is too much.
      Feb 17, 2021
    • I’m not too worried, I like writing software. I’m pretty excited for the change even though the disappointment of the L4 offer. It’s a little bit more than I’m making now, and I get to move to Seattle from DC.

      I’m just so tired of interviewing, need a change
      Feb 17, 2021
  • SAP
    isitMike?

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    isitMike?
    During my onsite I failed behavioural (no further comments from recruiter) even though I though it went really smooth. However, I was also weak on my second system design where the whole interview was a trainwreck from the very beginning (like interviewer was speaking to a headset while keeping a mic in hands, so you don't hear anything or interviewer whispers to some other person in a room)
    Feb 17, 2021 0