Meta Interview Questions

Alice Z. - "[I'm working on answering questions more concisely, so to practice, I will type this answer in paragraph form] To clarify the question, I understand there are at least two entry points for Stories - one within Facebook (website, app) and one within Instagram. Would you like for me to focus on the Instagram experience of Instagram Stories? Would you like for me to focus on existing markets or emerging markets, or I could decide based off where I see the greatest opportunity? (Interviewer: focus"See full answer

Anonymous Porcupine - "Coded the solution using this approach that is frequency table and counting. it is Leetcode 791"See full answer

Abhijit B. - "Clarifying question- What exactly is this product expected to do ? - are we trying to build a community around people passionate about gardening ? or are we trying to give them better tool and seeds or something else ? Do we have any time or cost constraints ? or any specific business goal we are trying to achieve ? Is this a non profit or a for profit venture ? 2) Users: Which users segment are we trying to go after and what are the pain points ? Is it millennials and gen z or someone in Boom"See full answer

A M. - "For the purpose of this exercise , I will treat the question as improving the vacation experience Starting with some clarifying questions Is this product a part of Facebook or a different standalone app? Part of FB There are several aspects of the travel experience like booking , planning , packing, the actual travel, post-travel. Any specific aspect I should consider ? Interviewer says I'm free to pick one or more What is the intent of the product? User impact , acquiring new"See full answer

Jason C. - "The VR/AR industry is poised to explode and a wearable tech has steadily entered the mainstream. As a CEO of a healthtech startup, I would build a product that serves both industries - the 'middleware' between the plethora of smart watches / fitness trackers and the increasing number of VR/AR workout applications. This product would make it easy for apps to record key health metrics for their users without integrating with the countless wearable tech brands on the market."See full answer

JOBHUNTER - "def findAlibaba(countOfRooms, strategy): #countofrooms: num rooms #listRooms rooms to look for alibabba possiblePlaces = [] #initialize rooms for i in range(countOfRooms): possiblePlaces.append(True) for i in range(len(strategy)): roomToCheck = strategy[i] #Room is marked as unavailable possiblePlaces[roomToCheck] = False #Next day calculatins nextDayPlaces = [] for j in range(countOfRooms): nextDayPla"See full answer

Praveen V. - "to clarify, there is nothing specific about FB email. you expect all functionalities of typical email program like msft/google etc assume there are no restrictions. i.e. not restricted to use within FB only As always, fb has great suite of tools to bring people together and build community. its only natural that if i have fb account why not i have FB email address.... assume its a new product, they we need to acquire and engage users and then think about retention this case..... for any produ"See full answer

Exponent - "This is a Measure Success question. These questions are asked to gauge your familiarity with common metrics such as DAUs and MAUs, A/B testing, and ability to map user behaviors and flows to impactful metrics. A great PM will also be able to deeply understand when metrics sometimes fail (e.g. blind spots). Knowing metrics closely is also crucial to demonstrating the impact of a project, whether it's after launching or the ongoing impact. Let's follow the Measure Success formula to tackle"See full answer

Indranil G. - "Question. Are we considaring a mattress for single and double or both? Say both Are we considaring mattresses for the service industry or household? House hold And is there any age group we are targetting for the users of mattresses? Adults only What we know The US population is 300M The average house member is 3 in each house Let us consider among the 300M people 2% of people who are below the poverty line and can not afford mattresses that means we have 300-(300*2%) =294 M "See full answer

Brody C. - "Honestly, I was a bit all over the place with this one. My structure was: Meta Mission Audiences Thinking about journeys and pain points (TAM + Unmet Needs) Brainstorm solutions Prioritize solutions MVP - Measure of success Risks and tradeoffs The interviewer kept trying to derail the conversation. I chose Group Volunteers (a group of people who want to volunteer together) as the audience, and in hindsight it was a poor choice. Because I chose that over individuals, I couldn't narrow down"See full answer

Ivan B. - "At Facebook, you notice a sudden spark in DAUs in Indonesia — how would you determine the cause of this? I'd like to clarify a few things before starting to brainstorm root causes to hopefully narrow down the number of possibilities if you don't mind? - Not at all, please go ahead... Over what time frame has this spark occurred? - DAU's have sparked over the past 3 weeks. Thank you! Next, what are we qualifying DAU as? Is it simply just a user opening the app at least once during the"See full answer

Emily T. - "Solution picked: a half software half hardware remote control"See full answer