Machine Learning Engineer · Phone Screen · Behavioral

Meta — Machine Learning Engineer

Level: Staff-Level

Round: Phone Screen · Type: Behavioral · Difficulty: 4/10 · Duration: 60 min · Interviewer: Neutral

Topics: Behavioral Questions, Leadership Principles, Team Management, Conflict Resolution

Location: San Francisco Bay Area

Interview date: 2026-01-16

Summary

This was a phone screen with a tech lead, targeting IC6 level and above. The round focused mainly on behavioral questions.

Details

This was my first-round phone screen at Meta. The questions I was asked included:

1. Discuss my past experiences.
2. Describe the riskiest project I have worked on.
3. Talk about a project that failed.
4. How I resolve conflicts at work.
5. How I build a team and manage a team.

I have not yet received the results.