Meta (Facebook) Interview Questions

Anjali P. - "Question and video tagged not same. "See full answer

R K. - "I would start with some clarifying questions: What is the goal of the 'Report ad' feature? what do you think? Are we looking at the blue app or Instagram? The ad placement can be adjusted to the both apps, so look at it has a whole Are we looking at a specific location of the report ad? like stories or feed or reels? Nope Are we looking at a specific OS? everywhere Is there some timeline? or restrictions? no Are we looking at a specific market? worldwide Thank you, I"See full answer

Tony A. - "The correct question is: Build a product for celebrities to engage with their followers."See full answer

Kofi N. - "const mergeIntervals = (intervals) => { const compare = (a, b) => { if(a[0] b[0]) return 1 else if(a[0] === b[0]) { return a[1] - b[1] } } let current = [] const result = [] const sorted = intervals.sort(compare) for(let i = 0; i = b[0]) current[1] = b[1] els"See full answer

Daniel L. - "You're the PM for all of Instagram Stories. What is your North Star metric? Meta's Mission: Give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. IG's Mission: To capture and share the world's moments User Types Marketplace / 2-sided ecosystem Creators and the Consumers Metric Categories Adoption Engagement Retention [not pictured]: create a table with 2 columns: Creators and Consumers and 3 rows: Adoption, Engagement, Retention. Talked through and priori"See full answer

Pathworks P. - "To answer this, I will focus my efforts on explaining the most common type of API used in most modern software development applications - the REST API. For the purpose of simplicity, I will also keep the topics of Authorization and Authentication out of the mix. In essence, an API is a group of logic that takes in a specific set of inputs and responds with a specific set of outputs. This is analogous to going to a drive-thru and placing an order for a meal. When you give an API a bunch of"See full answer

Krishnan S. - "Excellent job Roshan, really liked the explanation. Which software were you using to explain the system design diagrams?"See full answer

Umang S. - "Before diving into answering this, I would like to ask some clarifying questions - High Level - What is the mission, goal, target for this year for WhatsApp? Assumption answer - 10X growth in users Do we have any road map where we can see it with more details? Yes we wish, it is kind of all over the place Do you know how far we have come from the start of the year to achieve that target? Yeah we have done some progress but not much Which quarter are we in? 1"See full answer

Manaswini D. - "user surveys and interviews: Ask users how well the reactions reflect their feelings. sentiment analysis : Analyze comment sentiment to see if it aligns with reactions. Machine learning classification model: Train models to predict user emotion from post content and compare with selected reactions."See full answer

Anonymous Shrimp - "I would start off by talking about the goals of this feature. What's the goal of Instagram with blue check marks? What does it aim to achieve? For the purpose of this question, I am assuming that Instagram wants to verify celebrities/famous people/brands as the original profile that differentiates them from fake profiles or other fan groups. It's also to develop trust and credibility amongst Instagram users. The mission of Facebook is to connect people across the globe. Instagram, which is a p"See full answer

Mark - "Questions: Is "Facebook Search" referring to the overall search bar at the top where users can search across multiple facebook products (people, events, groups, marketplace, etc.) Interview (I): Assume it is for the overall search experience What's the current goal for Facebook as a company? How does Facebook search fit into the current company goal? I: Your call **What's the goal for this improvement for Facebook Search? Are we aiming to drive engagement overall?"See full answer

Adam M. - "This is a great question! If you don't mind, I'd love to list 3 strengths and weaknesses then dive a little deeper on one of each of them. I think my three greatest strengths are: Empathy Openness to feedback Drive And three weaknesses I have been working to strengthen are: Sometimes my desire to achieve can put me at risk of overcommitting Communicating status to the right stakeholders at the appropriate time Creating detailed and strategic lists of priorities so I can meet th"See full answer

Ammro H. - "I am not sure if I agree with the approach taken in the mock video. Should FB build a tablet? is not the same as "Design FB tablet." This is an analytical decision question, not a design question. I would have done strategic analysis using Porter's five forces or maybe SWOT and value chain analysis to decide rather than designing a product. My answer will be to examine critical factors to decide to build tablet vs. to build apps for existing non-FB tablets (ipads and android tablets) Users"See full answer

Shivam B. - "To address this question, I'll assume that Horizon Worlds is a virtual reality platform offering immersive experiences and content to users. As a Product Manager at HW, my approach would be to focus on metrics that align with the growth stages of the product. I'll use the AARRR framework (Acquisition, Activation, Retention, Revenue, Referral) to guide our analysis. Assumptions: Horizon Worlds is primarily a content-driven virtual reality platform. The business model includes both free"See full answer

Soodong P. - "Product and Mission To allow users to create events and host on FB pages. It can be one time or recurring. It can include FB users through feeds or referrals or can be shared out with a link. Product objective is to build strong online and offline bonding through connecting people with common interests and ensure continued engagements. Aligns with the core Meta mission. User Journey and Value + Metrics Organizers: Finds the value when the many participants share interest or"See full answer