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Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience

October 1, 2016
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

A LinkedIn recruiter reached out to me on LinkedIn for a senior software engineer role. Although I'm a better fit for a junior developer (I mentioned this to them), the two interviewers called and asked me two questions.

The first tested how well I remember strings/character manipulation, and the second was Mergesort.

The interviewers were completely quiet during the interview, and even when I asked questions, I had to ask several times because they were not listening. They seemed completely uninterested, and I had a feeling they decided not to like me after I failed to remember some concepts for the first question.

Overall, it was a horrible experience. I've had bad interviews in the past, but none where I felt the interviewer just didn't care to even listen. I would never interview here again. Even the interviewers did not seem like they enjoyed their job.

Questions

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 105 interview experiences for the LinkedIn Senior Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

9%
Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive35%
Neutral16%
Negative49%

Candidates reported having negative feelings for LinkedIn's Senior Software Engineer interview process in United States.

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