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Strong E6 Onsite, Rejected at Hiring Committee

MetaSoftware Engineer · Senior+ · Onsite · Mar 2026

A while back I interviewed for an E6 INFRA role at Meta. Every single interview felt positive, but I ultimately got cut at the hiring committee round, with no specific feedback. Pretty frustrated, but nothing to do except move on. Phone screens: I got "Er Liu" and "Odd Mutant" — aced both. Onsite coding: "Commander" and "Yao San San" — also aced both, and the follow-up edge cases the interviewer…

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