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Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Sunnyvale, California

March 1, 2018
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The process was smooth and it was a very positive experience. The phone screen had two coding questions (LeetCode easy).

This was followed by the onsite, which had five rounds:

  • Round 1: Behavioral with a hiring manager (not necessarily the one you may get an offer from).
  • Round 2: System design.
  • Round 3: Technical deep dive - You get to talk about some project of yours in detail, without violating your NDA of course.
  • Lunch: Also a behavioral round.
  • Round 4: Coding.
  • Round 5: Coding.

The interviewers were nice and not intimidating. You can genuinely feel the positive vibe in the company. What I liked was the detailed feedback I received at the end, which clearly mentioned that even though I had done well, more was expected from me as a senior engineer, especially in the system design round. I was able to apply that feedback for subsequent interviews.

Questions

Two Sum

Maximum Subarray

All Permutations of a List of Numbers

Some version of the graph coloring problem (with some cost aspects and the objects are in a straight line) - Involved backtracking

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 22 interview experiences for the LinkedIn Senior Software Engineer role in Sunnyvale, California.

Success Rate

5%
Pass Rate

LinkedIn's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in Sunnyvale, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive41%
Neutral14%
Negative45%

Candidates reported having mixed feelings for LinkedIn's Senior Software Engineer interview process in Sunnyvale, California.

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