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Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Sunnyvale, California

May 1, 2017
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Two easy/medium problems from LeetCode during the phone screen.

Algo/design/behavioral questions during the onsite.

My main issue with the interview process is similar to what you may see below here on Glassdoor. I am even going to quote:

I addressed every potential weakness of my design they brought up (which they didn't let me finish saying what's in my mind in the first place)

The important part is constantly talking and giving me no chance to even say anything, or finishing my thoughts before I could finish them myself. It was also a design question; I wonder if we met the same interviewer. It just killed the process for me.

I generally don't mix levels and years of service and have no issues with Senior Engineers having 2-4 years of work experience, but some things form a pattern, and I tend to agree with the rest of the commenters that titles on LinkedIn are inflated.

Questions

2 algorithmic problems for phone screen from Leetcode.

Algo/design questions during onsite.

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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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