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Software Engineer In Test Interview Experience - San Jose, California

October 1, 2016
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I received a recruiter message on LinkedIn. First, I had a technical phone screen, and later I was called for an on-site interview where I met multiple software engineers. My experience at LinkedIn was a bit strange, as I felt a few employees who interviewed me had some attitude problems. This made me lose interest in the company during the interview process.

I was interviewing for a Software Engineer in Test position, and my experience lies in UI automation and code analysis. I was asked about OS concepts, multi-threading, thread pools, etc., which were not entirely relevant.

When I asked the interviewers how much multi-threading they use at LinkedIn for automation, they said, "No, we don't use multi-threading."

It was a great setback to be tested on skills I don't have experience with, skills that weren't in the job description, or skills not used in the company itself.

Overall, I was not very happy with the interview experience, and even if I had received an offer, I would have declined it.

Questions

String manipulation.

What are your challenges?

Test Strategy Plan.

Code Analysis, etc.

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Interview Statistics

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Pass Rate

LinkedIn's interview process for their Software Engineer In Test roles in San Jose, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for LinkedIn's Software Engineer In Test interview process in San Jose, California.

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