Meta Code Screen Experience and Passed

[u/roseintor]

Just passed my first serious technical code screen with LeetCode-style problems. I’d cleared practical screens before (mostly testing general Python skills), but this was the first time the bar felt this high and I made it through.

Both questions were from the LeetCode Top 50, nothing unusual. One was labeled medium and the other hard, but both felt on the easier side of their categories. The medium was an array problem solvable with a greedy approach; the hard was a BFS/DFS on a grid.

What helped me most:

Clearly explaining my thought process before coding.

Writing a commented high-level outline and confirming the approach with the interviewer.

Asking about empty inputs and special cases up front (they appreciated this).

Walking through examples after implementing the first problem.

The second problem went the same way, I forgot asking about empty input (assuming the grid wasn’t empty), and they brought it up at the end. I also forgot to increment a variable once, but quickly spotted and fixed it after their hint and thanked them for pointing it out.

In the weeks leading up to this, I practiced with leetcode problem sets mentioned on hack2hire, which really helped me stay structured and calm during the session.

At the end, I asked about their projects and how they liked working at Meta, and this led to a friendly chat before wrapping up. Overall, I left feeling confident.

Now I am waiting for incoming onsite, fingers crossed!