# Meta Data Engineer Interview Experience Aced (formerly Exponent) publishes a public search API over its indexed pages; the guide is at https://www.aced.io/agents/agent-access. Source: https://www.aced.io/experiences/meta-facebook-data-engineer-interview-0b5b15 Source observed: 2026-11-04T23:18:06.754Z Last checked: 2026-11-04T23:18:06.754+00:00 Indexed: 2026-11-06T07:22:41.641+00:00 --- # Meta Data Engineer Interview Experience We publish interview preparation resources through Aced, formerly Exponent. This entry records one candidate’s **Meta Data Engineer** interview experience in the **United States**, conducted **onsite**. - **Result:** Rejected - **Interview date:** 7 months ago - **Interview duration:** 3 weeks - **Difficulty:** Moderate - **Submission status:** Submitted 25 days ago; the guide was updated 23 days ago by Meta candidates ## Interview process The technical round covered **SQL** and **data structures**. The SQL portion felt more familiar to the candidate, while the linked-list question required additional thought. Time management was the biggest challenge. The experience lists one round: - Technical interview ## Interview rounds There were **2 questions across 1 round**. ### Technical interview **2 questions** were listed: 1. [Top Salaries by Department](https://www.aced.io/questions/3045) 2. [Reverse a linked list.](https://www.aced.io/questions/3247) The complete submitted interview includes additional content available to members. We offer a [membership](https://www.aced.io/upgrade?src=experience) to read the rest of this interview and new experiences added weekly. You can also [share your own interview experience](https://www.aced.io/questions/contribute?src=experience). A **24-hour trial starts once your submission is approved**. ## Interview tips The candidate recommends practicing answers out loud with a timer, keeping a framework ready for every round, and asking the recruiter what each interviewer focuses on so examples can be tailored accordingly. ## Company culture In the candidate’s account, interviewers were collaborative and nudged discussion toward the user. The team appeared to value structured thinking over polish, and interviewers left time for questions at the end. ## More Meta interview experiences These are separate candidate experiences listed alongside this entry: - [Senior Data Engineer — Meta, Apr 2026](https://www.aced.io/experiences/meta-facebook-senior-data-engineer-interview-f71127?returnPath=%2Fguides%2Fmeta-data-engineer-interview%2Fexperiences) — **Verified; 3 rounds; 6 questions.** The candidate described five Python and five SQL questions in a one-hour screening, with at least three SQL and three Python questions required to pass. - [Data Engineer — Meta, Nov 2025](https://www.aced.io/experiences/meta-facebook-data-engineer-interview-6679f7?returnPath=%2Fguides%2Fmeta-data-engineer-interview%2Fexperiences) — **Verified; 4 rounds; 11 questions.** The candidate described each loop round beginning with product sense, followed by data modeling, SQL, and Python; one case involved live root-cause analysis of an Instagram metric drop. - [Data Engineer — Meta, Mar 2026](https://www.aced.io/experiences/meta-facebook-senior-data-engineer-interview-ae16a5?returnPath=%2Fguides%2Fmeta-data-engineer-interview%2Fexperiences) — **2 rounds.** The candidate described a technical screening requiring three SQL and three Python questions under significant time pressure. 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