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Prepping in 60 Days After a Layoff

MetaSoftware Engineer · Senior+ · Onsite · Jan 2026

My Meta process began under a lot of pressure. Microsoft laid me off, and I gave myself 60 days to get a new job lined up. Because of that deadline I kept my prep tight and disciplined. I didn't wander around and I didn't grind blindly. I just picked things and executed. What my prep looked like Data structures and algorithms Over the years I had done about 450 LeetCode problems. For Meta I went…

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