Part 2/2 - How to Prepare for Meta Behavioral Interviews

Identify Stories Related to Meta’s Signal Areas

Apr 24, 2025

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This week we continue our guest post series 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.

Last week in Part 1, Austen McDonald shared insights about the engineering culture and leveling at Meta. He also shared about the signal areas interviewers look for during the interviews. This week in Part 2, he shares how to prepare for Meta behavioral interviews based on those signal areas and the typical questions.

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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.