Software Engineer - New College Grad Interview Experience
April 5, 2014
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Phone Interview
Questions
Question 1
/**
- Given a nested list of integers, returns the sum of all integers in the list weighted by their depth.
- For example, given the list {{1,1},2,{1,1}}, the function should return 10 (four 1's at depth 2, one 2 at depth 1).
- Given the list {1,{4,{6}}}, the function should return 27 (one 1 at depth 1, one 4 at depth 2, and one 6 at depth 3). */
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 5 interview experiences for the LinkedIn Software Engineer - New College Grad role in United States.
Success Rate
20%
Pass Rate
LinkedIn's interview process for their Software Engineer - New College Grad roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive40%
Neutral60%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for LinkedIn's Software Engineer - New College Grad interview process in United States.
LinkedIn Work Experiences
5.0
Amazing environment and great mates!
Linguistic Tester • Current Employee
Sunnyvale, California, United States
August 16, 2019
Pros: They promote self-development and encourage continuous studies.
Cons: All is not great, but it is excellent at this company to work.
2.0
Growing politics and nepotism
Software Engineer • Current Employee
March 26, 2014
Pros: Decent compensation.
Revenue-making products, free food.
Cons: Poorly managed projects and a lot of debt in engineering. Compensation is average, and the company is growing more and more political. Some groups have very bad work/life balance.
5.0
Great large company to work for, with smart folks
Staff Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
September 15, 2023
Pros: - Culture: they care about employee development and wellbeing.
- They are ethically oriented.
- Very competitive benefits and compensation.
- Culture: do things the best way, open to change.
- Transparency.
- Good mobility (not including now, during the downturn of the economy).
Cons: - Big companies are difficult to change and hard to impact.
- In engineering, they have a velocity problem. They're trying to fix it.
- Their mission is to save the world and be awesome, but there is little cultural acknowledgment of the manner in which users are the product.
- 5.0Amazing environment and great mates!Linguistic Tester • Current EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesAugust 16, 2019Pros: They promote self-development and encourage continuous studies.Cons: All is not great, but it is excellent at this company to work.
- 2.0Growing politics and nepotismSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMarch 26, 2014Pros: Decent compensation. Revenue-making products, free food.Cons: Poorly managed projects and a lot of debt in engineering. Compensation is average, and the company is growing more and more political. Some groups have very bad work/life balance.
- 5.0Great large company to work for, with smart folksStaff Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 15, 2023Pros: - Culture: they care about employee development and wellbeing. - They are ethically oriented. - Very competitive benefits and compensation. - Culture: do things the best way, open to change. - Transparency. - Good mobility (not including now, during the downturn of the economy).Cons: - Big companies are difficult to change and hard to impact. - In engineering, they have a velocity problem. They're trying to fix it. - Their mission is to save the world and be awesome, but there is little cultural acknowledgment of the manner in which users are the product.
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