Meta (Facebook) Interview Questions

Hans - "Described a bug I found on an app designed for a specific make of tablet. In this sequence I described: The app the bug was found in The priority and severity of the bug That it was a regression to an existing working piece of functionality The hardware and the firmware on the device the bug occurred on The steps that led to me finding the bug and how it manifested itself Talked about how we debugged from the point of view of: Code Component Deployed application Comparison to"See full answer

Guilherme F. - "A much better solution than the one in the article, below: It looks like the ones writing articles here in Javascript do not understand the time/space complexity of javascript methods. shift, splice, sort, etc... In the solution article you have a shift and a sort being done inside a while, that is, the multiplication of Ns. My solution, below, iterates through the list once and then sorts it, separately. It´s O(N+Log(N)) class ListNode { constructor(val = 0, next = null) { th"See full answer

kkkt - "Me: First let's clarify the user journey of the Facebook dating app Interviewer: Me: Do we know how success is defined in this context? Interviewer: Please figure that out yourself Me: Ok let's first discuss the mission of Facebook and how Facebook dating app is part of that. Then lets brainstorm what the goals would be for Facebook Dating. That help us determine the user behavior and metrics we can create. Finally let's fi"See full answer

Anonymous Mastodon - "WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO CUSTOMER VALUE TO THE CUSTOMER IMPACT ON THE CUSTOMER PRIORITIZE BASED ON THAT the sales team wants Specific changes to customer - Value NPV etc Client services want automation - Customer priority "See full answer

Yulia D. - "First, I would like to ask some clarifying questions. Are we talking about the business metrics dashboard or health metrics(like response time)? - it is up to you Do I understand right that Netflix is a subscription-based video streaming service for watchers? So I know that they create original content for Netflix, but it is out of the scope of this question. - right My approach will be to: Define the business goal from Netflix’s mission Break down the actions taken by users at each stage of the"See full answer

Shankhadip M. - "My least favorite product is a desktop software solution called Marg, which is used frequently at our family business. Its an inventory, bookkeeping, and accounting software for small businesses in India and integrates with the official government tax portal. The general journey to accomplish any task, say adding a new product type, is very unintuitive and requires someone to be hands-on and familiar with the product to actually do this. Getting there is pure hit and trial. Like most desktop sof"See full answer

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Mitchell K. - "How does team matching and Bootcamp work for PMs?"See full answer

Exponent - "This is an Improve a Product question. Let's first go over the Improve a Product formula: Ask clarifying questions Identify users, behaviors, and pain points State product goal Brainstorm small improvements Brainstorm bolder improvements Measure success Summarize Now, let's begin! Ask clarifying questions Before we begin listing off recommendations, it's important you ask questions to ensure you and the interviewer are on the same page"See full answer

Michael B. - "Use an index, two pointers, and a set to keep track of elements that you've seen. pseudo code follows: for i, elem in enumerate(array): if elem in set return False if i > N: set.remove(array[i-N])"See full answer

Shahrukh K. - "During my initial days as a Product Manager, I faced challenges working with our central design team. The team received requests from multiple Product Managers, and prioritization was often influenced by the rapport each PM had built with them. Since I was new, I struggled to convey the importance of my tasks effectively, leading to delays in my projects. This was a significant learning moment for me. I realized that to succeed, I needed to earn the trust of the design team and demonstra"See full answer

U K. - "Additional of COVID disclaimers to COVID related reels in instagram has helped users to navigate the crisis effectively as well as get the facts addressed regarding the vaccine."See full answer

Anonymous Hummingbird - "Q: How do we know that they spend too much time in the app? A: User research/Qualitative survey goal: decrease dissatisfaction that they spend too much time in IG Persona's, lets segment based on usage: New users: just signed up and getting the hang of it lurkers: don't post or engage, just follow contributors: post occasionally (stories + posts) super users/micro influencers: post daily, engage with commenters, spend a lot of time in discover tab IG mission statement is to capture and s"See full answer

rkk293 - "How would you increase the number of comments on groups?"See full answer

Vishal S. - "Product Understanding - Push notifications are pop up notifications received on the device (phone, tablet etc.) sent by various Meta apps whenever a new post has been made or a new message is received Clarifying Questions - Is is specific to one device? Is it specific to one product? Is it specific to one region? Is it specific to one OS? Is this as a result of changes to algorithm/UI? Existing or a new feature? Assumptions - KPI calculation will only be for users who h"See full answer

Julien C. - "👇 Your feedback is very much appreciated 👇 Defining metrics: Activation Mobile downloads New user registration Retention and Engagement Nb messages sent Average nb of contacts per user Nb groups Monetization CAC LTV ARPU MRR Prioritizing: What matters most for WhatsApp right now is Engagement. I would therefore prioritize these three: Nb messages sent Average nb of contacts per user Nb groups"See full answer