Meta (Facebook) Interview Questions

Exponent - "This type of question is a Technical problem. Although you will not need to actually code the feature, it's important to understand basic technical concepts. Being able to cover these concisely with clarity shows you're an effective communicator. Here, we'll go over the broad technical steps needed to implement a basic reactions feature on Facebook. Briefly, the steps required are the following: Migrate the database to support reactions Write API code to be able to react to a post, and"See full answer

Anubhav A. - "Clarifying question: We are just interested in facebook's ad rev and not other meta products We are looking at the rev coming per year globally formula = (avg. ads shown per min on fb products) x (avg. time spent per user per day in mins) x (avg. rev that fb makes per view) x (DAU) x 365 assumption all kind of ads give the same rev per view to fb all kind of geographies give the same rev per view to fb avg. ads shown per min -> user can scroll upto 20 posts easily in a min, lets"See full answer

Michael B. - "Problem: Given a modified binary tree, where each node also has a pointer to it's parent, find the first common ancestor of two nodes. Answer: As it happens, the structure that we're looking at is actually a linked list (one pointer up), so the problem is identical to trying to find if two linked lists share a common node. How this works is by stacking the two chains of nodes together so they're the same length. chain1 = node1 chain2= node2 while True: chain1 = chain1.next chain2=chain"See full answer

Aniket D. - "Goal: Before we look at FB Newsfeed, let's align ourselves with the overall goal of FB, that is, to bring the world closer together. Feature Introduction/Clarification: FB Newsfeed is a core feature of the social networking platform that allows people to share updates, and catch up with what the world around them is talking about, group activities, events, etc. Actions: On Newsfeed, one can: share their updates, feelings, etc. catch up with updates from the people, groups, pa"See full answer

Swaroop M. - "Formulate a draft format of idea, open to feedback, communicate your progress"See full answer

Gunjali D. - "Clarifying question: By podcast, we mean a series of digital audio generally available on the internet in the form of monologue or interview. Do we need to integrate it with Facebook or design a separate product? --> Separate Product not related to Facebook Mobile/web application --> Any Constraints? --> No Goal? --> To design a dedicated app to recommend podcasts in order to increase user satisfaction Users: Power Users: Who regularly listens to podcasts and keep detailed information on various"See full answer

Kiran M. - "The primary objective of Instagram Stories is to share fleeting moments and engage with followers in a more casual way, through photos and videos that disappear after 24 hours. Its also used to showcase all ongoing Instagram Live events. There are 4 user segments Story Viewers Story Creators (who posted the story) Live event creators Live event viewers No of stories posted per user per day -> How to nudge users to post more stories and tag their friends/location. No of stories view"See full answer

Scott S. - "Looking back on my most recent project, which involved developing a real-time market data processing platform in the derivatives trading function , there are a few things I would have done differently to improve the process and outcomes. Here’s a reflection on those aspects: 1. \\Enhanced Initial Stakeholder Engagement\\ What Happened: While we did conduct stakeholder meetings at the beginning of the project, some specific requirements and expectations emerged later in the process,"See full answer

Moshe S. - "Law is my passion. Traveling all over the world in 5 years"See full answer

Anonymous Hawk - "A few clarifying questions: Algorithm that is specifically used to match individuals? Define better? More matches, higher likelihood of relationship? etc. Next I'd like to consider the product's goals, how users engage with the app, how we'd measure those engagements, and how they align with our goals. Considering Goals Facebook's mission is to give people the tools to build communities FB Dating's goal for the end user is to find a partner, but for Facebook it is really ab"See full answer

R K. - "Some clarifying questions: Is this going to be a part of exciting Meta product or completely new one? you choose Is there a particular sport or range of sports that the product should cater to? all sports, should be agnostic. What is "athletes"? pros? amateurs? fitness enthusiasts? you can decide Is there a specific problems or challenges faced by athletes does he want the product to address? feel free to make assumptions Is there a specific goal that we want to achieve"See full answer

R K. - "Clarifying Questions FB login is the feature that allows a user quickly create a login in a third party application using existing information from FB - YES For whom do we want to improve the product / feature - You choose On what platform mobile / desktop - Mobile Any specific geography - US Any specific user demographic - NO What is the goal of the improvement (acquisition, engagement, retention, monetization) - engagement & retention Outline: Who are the users"See full answer

Saurabh P. - "Clarifying questions: Understand the goal of building this product. (Generate revenue) Geography is limited to cities in USA? (Yes) Can we go big with resource investments? (Yes) Is this is a brand new product? (Yes) Personas: Job switchers - working professionals (high willingness to pay) who are moving to a specific city because of a job change Students moving to a new city - includes those who are pursuing education or internship opportunities People relocating after major life e"See full answer

Lea M. - "THIS QUESTION IS FROM AMAZON STRUCTURE OF THE ANSWER ARTICULATE YOUR IDEA WHY IS IT WORTH ADVOCATING ACHIEVING THE IDEA THE RESULTS AND IMPACT FOR THE COMPANY FROM THIS IDEA. AND ADD THE CHERRY ON THE TOP I HAVE A PRESENTATION MADE TO PRESENT YOUR IDEAS INTO A COMPELLING WAY"See full answer

Sneha D. - "Created a solution for remote online learning app on the lines of coursera and also made a option for live streaming classes . Uni admin creates uni account, courses, adds instructors; instructors can create content , give classes ; student searches, enrols, consumes content. Used micro services architecture with APIs for all functions, RDBMS, NoSQL , indexed with redis and elastic."See full answer

BePostive - "· Sometimes I have to step back and think through and respond later, not giving decision then and there · Manage between written vs oral communication, I tend to do mode of communication like oral during releases rather written"See full answer

stash - "Clarification: Which region do we want to know about? —> Global Is Facebook lite included in this offering —> No. Only the Facebook app (mobile / web) Product Overview Facebook photo sharing allows users to upload photos and make them visible to their network. Doing so, users are able to share moments from their lives with friends and family. Goals User Goals Share memories with network View people’s reactions and respond View other people’s photos and respond to th"See full answer

Pm E. - "Methodology: Clarify some of the terms in our question List high level causes based on the category and gather context information, rule out the ones that have low probability or out of scope Drill down the causes and establish a few hypotyhesis Investigate and test the hypothesis I have and try to fix the problem Clarify questions: Define FB logins: through 3rd party Apps, Assuming our data is accurate, double check with 3rd party Apps that our understanding is correct/ or cr"See full answer