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Down-Leveled from L5 to L4 After a Skipped System Design Question

MetaSoftware Engineer · Senior+ · Other · Dec 2025

Back in 2023 I pushed myself hard, so hard that I ignored my health completely, and I still got rejected. It stung a lot more than I thought it would. I had just finished my master's and Meta was the company I wanted most, so when it fell through I let it eat at me for far too long. It even cost me other interviews, and not because I lacked the skills. My head was simply stuck on the one offer I…

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