Software Engineer · Phone Screen · Coding, Behavioral

Meta — Software Engineer ✅ Passed

Level: Mid-Level

Round: Phone Screen · Type: Coding, Behavioral · Difficulty: 3/10 · Duration: 60 min · Interviewer: Friendly

Topics: Behavioral, Array, Union Find

Location: San Francisco Bay Area

Interview date: 2026-01-20

Summary

I had two behavioral questions, followed by two coding questions during the phone screen.

Details

I was asked two behavioral questions:

1. Describe conflicts with others at work.
2. Describe a cross-team work experience.

For the coding section, I was asked:

1. LeetCode 1249, but only needed to return the numerical value, making it simpler.
2. Leetcode 721, Union Find question, followed by questions about time and space complexity.

LeetCode similar: LeetCode 129