7 Real FAANG Interview Questions (and How to Prepare for Them)
- emily9717
- Sep 1
- 1 min read
Trying to land a FAANG role?
The bar is high.
The competition is brutal…
And without stating the obvious, no one is handing you offers just because you seem qualified on paper.
If you’re trying to land a role at the likes of Meta, Google or Amazon, you need to think like you’re already on the inside.
Here are real questions from FAANG interviews,
7 FAANG-Style Interview Questions (That Actually get asked): 👀
1. “Design a URL shortener like Bit.ly”
2. “Find the intersection node of two linked lists”
3. “How would you detect a cycle in a directed graph?”
4. “Design a global chat system”
5. “You’re given a million users and need to track their last login. What’s your approach?”
🎰 Bonus Question
“Why do you want to work here?”
▶️ ALWAYS asked. Always underestimated.
Side note: If you say “I love your mission,” prepare to get buried under 1,000 identical answers.
Want to stand out? 📢
✅ Study the patterns
✅ Practice out loud
✅ Pressure test with someone who knows the inside game
Bring substance. 💥