Facebook Software Engineer interview: recruiter screen, LeetCode loop, and no offer

After a recruiter contacted me on LinkedIn, I had a scheduled screen about my background and what I wanted from a new role. It was clearly a gate: if the alignment looked right, I would move forward. The technical sequence followed a familiar pattern, starting with a phone screen and then an onsite that mixed coding, behavioral questions, and system design. The coding questions were LeetCode-styl…

Shared by a candidate · reported Jul 2026. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.