Software Engineer Interview Experience - Mountain View, California
March 1, 2015
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
One programming phone interview with two questions. The onsite interview was the longest I've ever been to, but they did a great job of making it fun, and I was not tired by the end.
Questions
2 programming sessions, 3 design sessions, and 1 behavior session.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 63 interview experiences for the LinkedIn Software Engineer role in Mountain View, California.
Success Rate
24%
Pass Rate
LinkedIn's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Mountain View, California is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive49%
Neutral27%
Negative24%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for LinkedIn's Software Engineer interview process in Mountain View, California.
LinkedIn Work Experiences
5.0
Fun Perks, Smart People, Fast Growth
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
October 17, 2014
Pros: The perks are awesome. Here, we have persons who know how to have fun. Work-life balance depends on your ambition. With overwhelming opportunities to learn new technologies, know smart and experienced people, investigate product and system designs, and evaluate and build your own ideas, I sometimes got lost in what to do in our free time, such as inDay. We are encouraged to ask the company for whatever we expect and be brave to transform ourselves. LinkedIn is an immense platform for all employees. As long as you are actively engaged, your gains will be incredible.
Cons: A little bit worried about the company expansion, which might have some negative effect on the culture. But I have the confidence that we will keep it right! We are still in a startup mode. To implement something, it might take a long time to investigate the huge codebase for what you want without good documentation and proper guidance, which slows down the speed to some extent.
5.0
LinkedIn is a great place for employees to grow
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
October 4, 2013
Pros: Smart people
Great product
Visionary leader
Excellent benefit
Cons: Politics happen sometimes, but it's common in all mid-size companies.
5.0
Hard problems, smart people, fast-moving
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
February 7, 2012
Pros: Very challenging work with our massive scale.
Very smart co-workers to discuss ideas.
Very willing to adopt new technologies and improve systems.
While growing fast, you still have the opportunity to make a difference to the direction of products and features.
Work on features that almost everyone uses and knows about.
Cons: Legacy systems are hard to maintain, yet hard to remove at the same time.
With our rapid growth, the release process is going through some serious growing pains.
- 5.0Fun Perks, Smart People, Fast GrowthSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesOctober 17, 2014Pros: The perks are awesome. Here, we have persons who know how to have fun. Work-life balance depends on your ambition. With overwhelming opportunities to learn new technologies, know smart and experienced people, investigate product and system designs, and evaluate and build your own ideas, I sometimes got lost in what to do in our free time, such as inDay. We are encouraged to ask the company for whatever we expect and be brave to transform ourselves. LinkedIn is an immense platform for all employees. As long as you are actively engaged, your gains will be incredible.Cons: A little bit worried about the company expansion, which might have some negative effect on the culture. But I have the confidence that we will keep it right! We are still in a startup mode. To implement something, it might take a long time to investigate the huge codebase for what you want without good documentation and proper guidance, which slows down the speed to some extent.
- 5.0LinkedIn is a great place for employees to growSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesOctober 4, 2013Pros: Smart people Great product Visionary leader Excellent benefitCons: Politics happen sometimes, but it's common in all mid-size companies.
- 5.0Hard problems, smart people, fast-movingSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesFebruary 7, 2012Pros: Very challenging work with our massive scale. Very smart co-workers to discuss ideas. Very willing to adopt new technologies and improve systems. While growing fast, you still have the opportunity to make a difference to the direction of products and features. Work on features that almost everyone uses and knows about.Cons: Legacy systems are hard to maintain, yet hard to remove at the same time. With our rapid growth, the release process is going through some serious growing pains.
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