Facebook senior software engineer interview
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Re: Facebook senior software engineer interview
#2There are two interesting things in this post.
The first is that a senior developer at Facebook believes every single senior developer looking for a role at Facebook can revise the same things. Clearly the author believes that Facebook are looking for programmers who fit a very specific mould, to the point that they're willing to go out in public and state exactly that. I'd argue that points to a massive monoculture problem at Facebook, but I'm massively anti-Facebook so I'm biased.
Secondly, the author believes that senior developers, who likely have 10+ years under their belt if they're senior, need to spend a solid month revising in order to be successful landing a role there. Maybe that's worthwhile as FB pay well, but that's a hell of a time investment if you're not planning to stay at FB for a long time. That would certainly make me think twice if I was going to apply.
Re: Facebook senior software engineer interview
#3There are two interesting things in this post. The first is that a senior developer at Facebook believes every single senior developer looking for a role at Facebook can revise the same things. Clearly the author believes that Facebook are looking for programmers who fit a very specific mould, to the point that they're willing to go out in public and state exactly that. I'd argue that points to a massive monoculture…
On your second point, that's the reality for many established tech companies. I know many solid senior engineers that can't pass the entrance bar to FANG. That doesn't mean that they are "bad" engineers. Overall I think you can replace Facebook with Google/Apple/Microsoft/Netflix/... in the blog post and the end result would be the same.
Re: Facebook senior software engineer interview
#4There are two interesting things in this post. The first is that a senior developer at Facebook believes every single senior developer looking for a role at Facebook can revise the same things. Clearly the author believes that Facebook are looking for programmers who fit a very specific mould, to the point that they're willing to go out in public and state exactly that. I'd argue that points to a massive monoculture…
> I'd argue that points to a massive monoculture problem at Facebook, but I'm massively anti-Facebook so I'm biased.
I'm pretty sure that's the point. Massive enterprises like Facebook have no need for creative "outside the box" thinking anymore. They need dependable, solid developers with a standardized skillset that they can plug into a position like lego blocks, easily replaced whenever they burnout or stop toeing the corporate line.
Re: Facebook senior software engineer interview
#5Facebook have been contacting me for years on linkedin and email asking me to interview. This is exactly why I have never responded.
Re: Facebook senior software engineer interview
#6Facebook stopped being a /cool/ company to work for about 4 years ago.
How can they expect to attract the best when they’re so lacking in corporate ethics? Don’t say it’s the almighty dollar because anyone with the chops to make $200k/yr from Facebook could start their own SaaS and make $400k/yr without too much effort. So what’s left to be proud of about working at FB? You don’t even get a private office anymore.
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Re: Facebook senior software engineer interview
#7Besides the usual advice, this observation is very interesting:
> Applying for senior engineering positions (>E4) in FANG companies is one of the best ways to get into them.
This comment by a veteran senior engineer confirms to me that Facebook, just like most other FANGs, does a poor job of promoting from within.
There are multiple comments to the same effect from many other FANG employees: It's much easier to get recruited for senior roles from the outside, then get promoted from the inside.
The result of this failure is that job-hopping is the most valid career strategy for aspiring seniors.
Re: Facebook senior software engineer interview
#8There are two interesting things in this post. The first is that a senior developer at Facebook believes every single senior developer looking for a role at Facebook can revise the same things. Clearly the author believes that Facebook are looking for programmers who fit a very specific mould, to the point that they're willing to go out in public and state exactly that. I'd argue that points to a massive monoculture…
I couldn't disagree more with your post. The author is basically just putting out a detailed study plan for passing an exam. If a doctor posted a plan for passing the medical boards would your first thought be "Wow, look at that massive medical monoculture problem!" That seems like a ridiculous stretch in my opinion.
To your second point, I hear this all the time in threads about tech interviewing: "Tech interviews are biased and make no sense" and also "I'm too busy to have to do a lot of work for this interview." If you don't want to put the time in to prepare, fine, don't, and then see how you do. Again, in my mind it's very similar to studying for the medical boards - in most cases doctors have many, many thousands of hours under their belt in training before still needing to study a ton to pass their boards.
Re: Facebook senior software engineer interview
#9There are two interesting things in this post. The first is that a senior developer at Facebook believes every single senior developer looking for a role at Facebook can revise the same things. Clearly the author believes that Facebook are looking for programmers who fit a very specific mould, to the point that they're willing to go out in public and state exactly that. I'd argue that points to a massive monoculture…
On your second point, that's the reality for many established tech companies. I know many solid senior engineers that can't pass the entrance bar to FANG. That doesn't mean that they are "bad" engineers. Overall I think you can replace Facebook with Google/Apple/Microsoft/Netflix/... in the blog post and the end result would be the same.
These days I honestly think that a developer who is marginally above average but plays well as part of the team is much more valuable than someone super smart who isn't a team player. We rarely need to solve complex algorithmic problems these days, just plug some components together and work out why they aren't working.
Re: Facebook senior software engineer interview
#10Facebook have been contacting me for years on linkedin and email asking me to interview. This is exactly why I have never responded.
Unless these skills that are interviewed for are directly translateable to the job, it seems like this "prep work" filters out busy candidates who are already working and have families, kids, lives.
Actually maybe that is the intention, QED