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Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California

October 1, 2012
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Process

2 Phone Screens and a coding test.

The first phone screen was general and did not discuss technology. The second phone screen asked basic CS questions like the difference between a heap and a binary tree, and about certain common design patterns often used by Java programmers.

Then there was a fairly difficult programming test. The person who provided it seemed to imply it must be completed in Java, but it turns out the choice of language doesn't really matter. I wish I had known that; it would have been much easier to complete it in a higher-level language that I was more familiar with.

Questions

Create a stream processing app.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 19 interview experiences for the LinkedIn Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.

Success Rate

11%
Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive63%
Neutral26%
Negative11%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for LinkedIn's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.

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