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Software Engineer Interview Experience - Mountain View, California

January 20, 2026
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks.

The process began with a first screening, which included a recruiter call and a coding screen. This was followed by an onsite interview loop consisting of five rounds:

  • A standard coding round
  • A "coding with AI" round
  • A hiring manager round
  • A system design (high-level design) round
  • A technical interview focused on a project deep dive

Verdict: I did not get hired.

Questions

  • Coding: A LeetCode-style problem where you need to "flip K most ones" to get the maximum island (likely Max Consecutive Ones III), with a follow-up question asking how to handle it if the island is in a circular array.
  • System Design: Design a system to discard DDoS packets.

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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.

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