Meta Staff-Level Project Manager Interview Preparation Guide
Project Manager
Meta
Staff
6 rounds
Updated 2/17/2026
Meta's Staff-level project management interview consists of a recruiter screening followed by five 45-minute onsite rounds covering technical project retrospectives, system design and product decomposition, program sense and execution strategy, cross-functional partnership capabilities, and behavioral leadership. The interview evaluates your ability to manage complex multi-team programs, make sound trade-off decisions under constraints, influence stakeholders, and lead initiatives with ambiguous requirements.
Interview Rounds
1
Recruiter Screening
45 min3 focus topicsculture fit
2
Technical Project Retrospective
45 min5 focus topicscase study
3
Architecture, Product and System Design
45 min5 focus topicssystem design
4
Program Sense and Execution Strategy
45 min5 focus topicscase study
5
Partnership and Cross-Functional Leadership
45 min5 focus topicsbehavioral
6
Behavioral Leadership and Ambiguity
45 min5 focus topicsbehavioral