Meta Data Engineer Interview Guide
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Meta Data Engineer Interview Experiences
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Senior Data Engineer
MetaSenior / L5United States
Submitted Apr 13, 2026
VerifiedApril 2026Difficult
How was the overall interview process?
I interviewed for Meta IC5 Senior Data Engineer, and the process felt hard but achievable if you prepare the right way. The first big hurdle was a live 1-hour CoderPad screening with 3 SQL and 3 Python questions, and the hardest part by far… see more
Questions asked
- Design a database schema for a ride sharing app.
- Given a stream of Uber ride requests, compute the number of ride requests in every 15-minute window.
- Given a library-style schema with books, users, and check-in/check-out data, write a query to find for each user the number of books they checked out and did not return before the due date, and return the username and count.
Data Engineer
MetaMid Level / L4United States
Submitted Apr 13, 2026
VerifiedNovember 2025Moderate
How was the overall interview process?
I got into the process through a referral and started with a recruiter call that was actually very informative. The process was five rounds for me: recruiter, a 60-minute technical screen with 30 minutes SQL and 30 minutes Python, a 30-mi… see more
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