Interview
Questions
Meta Software Engineer Behavioral Interview
Behavioral questions for Meta/Facebook SWE interviews 2025. Focus on core values, collaboration, move fast culture, and impact-driven thinking.
Tell me about a successful team project you contributed to. What was your role?
Describe a situation where your team faced a tight deadline. How did you collaborate to meet it?
Give an example of a time when you helped a struggling team member. What did you do?
Describe a time when you had to work with someone whose work style was very different from yours. How did you handle it?
Walk me through how you would approach solving a problem you have never encountered before.
What tools, technologies, or methods do you use to stay organized and productive?
Tell me about a time you had to explain something technical to a non-technical audience.
Describe a technical concept from your field that you find particularly interesting. Why?
Tell me about a project that did not go as planned. How did you adjust?
Describe a time when you had to quickly adapt to a major change at work.
Tell me about a time you took the lead on a difficult project. What approach did you take?
Tell me about a time you had to make an unpopular decision. How did you handle it?
Describe a time when your first solution did not work. How did you pivot?
Describe a complex problem you solved at work. What was your process?
Describe how you handled a situation where priorities shifted unexpectedly.
Give an example of a time you had to learn something new quickly to complete a task.
Give an example of how you have developed or mentored someone on your team.
Describe a situation where you had to motivate others who were resistant to change.
Give an example of a creative solution you developed to solve a recurring issue.
Tell me about a time when you had to make a decision with incomplete information.
How do you build trust with teammates you have never met in person?
How have you used AI tools to improve your personal productivity?
Tell me about a system you designed that failed to scale. What did you learn?
Tell me about a time you had to refactor or rewrite a system you originally designed.