Part 1/2 - Mastering the Meta Behavioral Interview

Engineering Culture and Leveling at Meta

Apr 17, 2025

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Hey, Prasad here 👋 I'm the voice behind the weekly newsletter "Big Tech Careers."

This week I bring you a guest post from Austen McDonald, a former Senior Engineering Manager and Hiring Committee Chair at Meta and now the author of the Mastering the Behavioral Interview newsletter.

With over 1,000 big tech interviews conducted and 200+ behavioral interview mentees, he’s truly earned his LinkedIn tagline, “Behavioral Interview Enthusiast.” If you have a Meta interview loop coming up, this is an invaluable resource on how best to prepare.

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A guest post by

Austen McDonald

Behavioral Interview Enthusiast and Former Senior Software Engineering Manager at Meta. Author of Mastering Behavioral Interviews. In 9y at FB, I supported 200+ engineers across multiple teams and chaired the iOS and Android hiring committees.