Meta (Facebook) Interview Questions

Raoul S. - "Total number of successful conversations (Weekly). Success measured by sharing AI output or success indicators (e.g. Like)"See full answer

Rasheek N. - "Clarify: I have some clarifying questions I would like to get answered Is this a podcast app that uses Netflix actors/actresses/producers/etc? Is this available to everyone or just Netflix subscribers? How is this product presented? Is it apart of the Netflix app or its own separate app? Goals: First thing first is to understand Netflix. Netflix is a streaming platform that differentiates itself by being the first platform that creates its own original content. It is facing massi"See full answer

stash - "To answer this question I am going to first clarify the product offering and what ti does, talk about the goals for IG reels for Facebook, go through user actions and then come up with some key metrics to measure success of the product based on the goals. Product Overview IG reel allows creators to build short-form video with a bunch of different editing features and post that to their followers or to the broader IG network. It allows regular IG users to create their own content and build"See full answer

Sam E. - "average price per transaction would drop because we might not be considering currency exchange rates, which is much lower in India and Southeast Asia, when aggregating data globally. to define success, i'll first segment the data, separating existing markets to newer ones to check if that is the cause of the dropping average price. then i'll select a north star metric, which would be the number of completed transactions vs. attempted. i'll also track supporting metrics like usage frequency and"See full answer

Anonymous Muskox - "Clarification Questions What does it mean by Next Gen Elevator? → Next Gen Elevator means Elevator using new technologies. Where is this Elevator situated? → Skyscrapers, Commercial Buildings, Residential Buildings or Elevators to Space? Assuming it’s Commercial Buildings. What is the Goal of Making Next Gen Elevators? Is it improving Safety? User Experience? Assuming it’s User Experience _Goal: To design an elevator using emerging technologies to improve user experience in a C"See full answer

Umang S. - "Scenario - I had joined a product in my current company as a PM midway through its development. It is a very sensitive product with a major public services company. As the product was close to its go-live date, it had to go through many checks and many signoffs. A couple of them were through data policy department and the platform department, of which we were using all of the components for our product. We needed policy sign off to authorise the use of data to understand user interactions and"See full answer

I C. - "Clarifying questions To confirm, stories are available for 24 hrs What is the target increase for stories? Will we be applying this change globally vs. only in the close friends story view? Do we have any particular OKRs that we are trying to achieve? Mission Facebook is focused on creating and connecting communities. Instagram fits within FB's portfolio of products as it connects individuals often through a more creative and light-hearted medium"See full answer

Patrick B. - "Clarification I would first try to understand what FB Marketplace is since I haven't really used it more than a few times. My understanding is the following Launched 2-3 years ago in the US, it is similar to web classified services such as Craigslist The sellers are not businesses but rather individuals, primarily in local areas Broad range of products with no particular focus: ranging from electronics, furniture, used cars to even apartment for rent. Sometimes posters are willin"See full answer

Bamboo Y. - "Since the problem asks for a O(logN) solution, I have to assume that the numbers are already sorted, meaning the same number are adjacent to each other, the value of the numbers shouldn't matter, and they expect us to use Binary Search. First, we should analyze the pattern of a regular number array without a single disrupter. Index: 0 1 2 3 4. 5 6. 7. 8. 9 Array:[1, 1, 2, 2, 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6] notice the odd indexes are always referencing the second of the reoccurring numbers and t"See full answer

Jasmin R. - "Candidate: Before we go ahead I have a few clarifying questions, I’d like to ask. Interviewer: Sure. Candidate: Just to clarify, we would like to improve WhatsApp and our goal is to earn revenue from it. Is that true? Interviewer: Yes, that is true. Candidate: Great, WhatsApp currently has 3 different plans. 1) Private WhatsApp 2) WhatsApp Business for small B2C businesses 3) WhatsApp Business API, for medium and large B2C businesses. I know that the 3’rd category"See full answer

Chloe E. - "Here’s my general framework/formula/structure: Clarify - What do I need to know to make the question/prompt a little less ambiguous? What assumptions do I need to establish with the interviewer? Example: I would probably ask - Are we focused on professional/gig musicians who do music for a living? Or casual hobbyist musicians who make music for fun? Or I may want to know if I should focus on building on to a current Meta product like Instagram/FB Reels or think independently of th"See full answer

realkimchi - "Define: What is the Verified Badge Product? The Meta verified badge is a product displayed alongside a verified user’s profile across all Meta platforms. Mission: Why Build the Verified Badge Product? Trust and Authenticity: Meta's primary reason for introducing a Verified Badge is to enhance trust and authenticity across the platform. By confirming the identities of key figures and influencers, Meta can assure users that their interactions are with genuine profiles, no"See full answer

Patrick B. - "Why do we have FB dating? How does it fit within FB's mission of connecting people and building community? Research shows that lonely people have worse health outcomes, get sick more easily, die faster, etc. There are many ways to solve for loneliness. FB already has Groups which connect people based on shared interests/hobbies. FB also has Messengers and other apps that help you connect with people you already know. Dating is an important way FB can help people form more intimate connections a"See full answer

S P. - "I was working for an Insurance company and I was the lead PM responsible for delivering HIPAA 5010 835 (statement of bill claims received vs paid) transactions to healthcare providers/hospitals For this initiative as a PM, I was responsible to create and prioritize features around file creation. I collaborated with cross-functional teams, engineers, DevOps. First I conducted sessions with claims adjudication, SFTP file transfer, security, and privacy, clearinghouse, third-party vendors and ensu"See full answer

Malay K. - "For any project based questions, it is important to structure your response clearly, showcasing your thought process, technical skills, problem-solving abilities, and how your work added value. Besides the STAR method, you can also use this kind of framework: 1. Start by selecting a relevant project (related to the role) Give the project background and what specific problem it solved. 2. Align the project's objective and your role Be specific about your role: were you the le"See full answer

Anonymous I. - "Great question, first some clarifying questions: I assume that we're talking about meta disrupting the travel industry? Or generally When we say travel industry, this could include modes of transportation, scheduling transportation, what to do when you're there etc.? Are we focused on business travel? Leisure travel? I'm going to assume for the sake of scoping down that we're going to be focused on Leisure travel because business does not have as much pain, and on the flip-side o"See full answer

Kartikeya N. - "Clarifying questions I am assuming the time frame for this question is irrelevant as this is a hypothetical question? : Yes Is IG prioritising the creator side or the viewer side more at the moment? : What do you think? I think it should be a balance for the long term sustenance of the network Are all these reels and views in a particular geography or globally? : Globally What is the duration for which these Views are measured? Assume a day Do we know anything about other engagemen"See full answer

R S. - "My main task was to improve our recommendation system. I worked closely with the business and data teams to understand how recommendations were made in the past. After discussions, I found out that the system had fixed recommendations and didn't consider customer preferences. Our goal was to identify potential customers better, boost conversion rates with personalized recommendations, and increase cross-selling of products. After analyzing a lot of data, we focused on customers with accounts an"See full answer

Vivek S. - "Candidate [Clarifying Question 1] - Does success metric needs to be discussed across any particular stage of user life cycle - Growth , Engagement or Monetisation ? Interviewer - Let's focus on overall health metrics of the product. Candidate[Clarifying Question 2] : Does the metrics needs to be presented as an update to CXO in quarterly meetings or monthly meetings or it needs to be presented internally to product / marketing team for detailed analysis ? Interviewer - Let's sa"See full answer