Facebook calls its new-employee orientation “Bootcamp.” The program was designed especially for engineers as an intensive introduction to Facebook’s codebase, products, and culture.
Facebook’s Engineering Bootcamp typically lasted six weeks. New hires worked on real projects, learned from mentors, and explored different parts of the company’s technology rather than being locked immediately into a permanent team. That structure helped recruits understand Facebook broadly before choosing where they fit best.
The name can cause confusion because “bootcamp” is also a generic term for short, intensive training programs, and Meta has used other onboarding and training names over time. In this trivia context, however, “Bootcamp” specifically identifies Facebook’s well-known engineering orientation. Facebook rebranded its corporate identity as Meta in 2021, but the historical fact and the Facebook name used in the question remain accurate.