Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at LinkedIn with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 52.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at LinkedIn overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at LinkedIn as a Software Engineer according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
Presentation: 50%
One on one interview: 50%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at LinkedIn (Sunnyvale, CA) in Jan 2017
Interview
Two coding rounds, two system design rounds, and one behavioral round. System design questions are difficult compared to the coding questions. However, if you prepare standard system design questions then you will be fine.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Standard leetcode or geeksforgeeks questions -- based on binary search trees, linked-lists, etc.
The interview process started with a screening round featuring one LeetCode medium problem and an SQL challenge. This was followed by a comprehensive onsite with five rounds: a LeetCode coding challenge, an SQL assessment, a system design interview, a hiring manager conversation to evaluate cultural fit, and finally a team matching phase to find the right team.
Interviewed for an SDE role. The process was well-organized and the recruiters were responsive throughout. That said, the technical rounds were significantly more challenging than expected — definitely come prepared to go deep. Overall a valuable experience regardless of the outcome.
That was a real stroke of luck — when I got to the coding round and encountered a question on finding the maximum subarray sum, I had literally seen this exact problem on prachub.com a few days earlier. The interview kicked off with a recruiter screen, followed by a technical phone interview. It was intense, especially with the focus on algorithms and data structures. I also faced some behavioral questions that challenged my experience. After a final onsite round, I received an offer and happily accepted. Overall, it was tough but rewarding.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given an integer array nums, find the contiguous subarray (containing at least one number) which has the largest sum and return its sum. Walk through Kadane's algorithm and explain the O(n) approach.