Meta Interview Questions

Yespm T. - "Define Product: Facebook events lets people organize gatherings in the real world with people on Facebook.  As a creator, you can create public or private event, set date/time/location, invite people.  Invitees can see these events, view who’s coming and provide an answer (RSVP). They can share events with their connections. Define Metric: Clarify which specific success metric has dropped? Assume it's the Avg # of responses (rsvp) per event that has dropped Clarify how mu"See full answer

Sanjanaa S. - "Clarification questions: 1) Is this a physical or digital product? 2) Are we enhancing an existing product or designing a brand new product? 3) Is this a product in the physical world or in the Metaverse? (I know Meta has recently expanded in virtual fashion space with partnerships with designer brands) 4) Competition with other fashion products [Depop, Nuuly, Rent the Runway, Pickle, Poshmark, Instagram Shopping) 5) Are there any time constraints on when MVP should be launched? 6) What market"See full answer

Anonymous Porcupine - "https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/find-local-minima-array/ I coded O(N) but after that gave a binary approach aswell. After that he also gave a varient of this problem in which, local minima means that the number is strictly less than its adjacent (we cannot do binary search there sample test case [1,1,1,1,1,1,0,1] or [1,0,1,1,1,1,1,1] using mid we cannot determine if the minima is on left or right). we have to do a linear search or find recursively."See full answer

Vinayak A. - "First thing I would do is dig deeper into the problem. Starting off with the data source suggesting the drop of 10%. Next is investigating - what does drop in traffic mean? For example - 10% drop in logins, email traffic, email creation. Next, once I identify the its for example an issue with logins, I would like to drill a deeper into further isolating the problem based on geography, operating platform (mobile/desktop), specific time of day, any other information I could get. At this point,"See full answer

Ash J. - "Clarify: Has metric definition changed for what the NSM is and app startup time?-->No Are we sure that this not just a correlation and causal? For e.g. We would need to dive into a few different technical buckets around regional, version and other features launched-->No Time period: Is it over the same time period?--> Yes Goal: FB goal: Empower people to build community and bring world close"See full answer

Varun J. - "Assumptions: In-app feature Focused only on Facebook app and not messenger, WhatsApp, or Instagram Focused on community building and groups, not marketplace Facebook's mission is to bring people closer together and give people the power to build communities. Fans of Olympic games straddle across regions and across demographics such as age and gender. I'd assume the product for Olympics should be targeted to all demographics. However, given not everyone follows, or is interested in build"See full answer

Anonymous Moose - "Clarifying Questions: Why does Meta want to build this product ? {Aligns with Meta's mission of connecting people} What's the goal ? Does Meta want to monetise this initiative in any way? {It wants to increase the total number of users using this platform and then in the mid-term increase engagement} User Groups: Young (20-40), tech-savvy working professional; seeking doctor consultation for self, friends and family members (First) Older mass (50+), seeking frequent and accessible doct"See full answer

Stephen C. - "We've identified the problem as a Design a Product question. Use the following framework for tackling these types of questions: Ask Clarifying Questions Identify users, behaviors, and pain points State product goal Identify current solutions Brainstorm new solutions Evaluate solutions Measure success Summarize We'll go through each of these step by step. Ask Clarifying Questions The PM interview isn't about your ability to come up w"See full answer

Musonda C. - "TCP and UDP are ways in which data is transferred over the internet. TCP needs to have a connection between the two hosts in order for data to be transferred, while UDP begin the transfer without waiting for a connection between the two hosts. This makes UDP faster, but not as reliable as TCP because there is a chance the data transfer wont happen in UDP due to the uncertainty of the connection. TCP is used where reliable data transfer is crucial e.g file transfers, email, web browsing and UDP"See full answer

UoP - "What goals would you set for Reels recommendation engine? Clarification: Is this Reels on Instagram, FB? Which ones do you mean? -Instagram What does this feature cover- Reels recommendation engine- showcases a new video to the user when tapped User can Like, comment , add reel to the story, remix this reel, save, report, not interested Why is this done? Competition from Tiktok : Make Reels appealing to Meta userbase so that Meta doesn't lose users, creators, brands to TikTok Mission "See full answer

Utsav M. - "reduce lag time and latency. people joining at a given time for adoption."See full answer

Ak - "First, I'd like to ask a few clarifying questions: Do you have any specific user segment in mind or i can choose? A: you can choose Should we think about mobile rather than website? A: you can choose, choose mobile because of growth in usage across the glob Do you have any specific objectives in mind or i can choose? A: you can choose Is this app stand alone or part of broader Facebook ecosystem ? Part of Facebook Facebook mission is to give people power to build community and bring"See full answer

Piyush D. - " Clarifying questions: Are we designing an app for an enterprise who themselves want to onboard customers for their own products? Or is this a marketplace for local grocery shops? Interviewer: Pick your choice. Business Objective: Design a mobile app for grocery delivery an enterprise entering into this segment. Clarifying questions: There can be two user personas for this app. This can be an app for end consumer where consumer can browse and purchase groceries product. It also can be an"See full answer