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Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California

October 1, 2015
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

A recruiter reached out for an informational discussion.

I then had a one-hour phone interview with coderpad.io, which was relatively difficult.

I was invited to the San Francisco office for an all-day (9-5) interview day, which included about 15 candidates.

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner were provided, and the food was very good. Swag was also provided.

Before heading to the west coast, my recruiter explained the process I would go through very clearly:

  • 2 standard algorithmic interviews
  • 1 "design" interview
  • 1 "manager" interview, with a more behavioral focus

The day matched exactly, which was good. However, I was not experienced in non-algorithmic interviews, so the day was rather difficult.

LinkedIn paid for 2 hotel nights.

Questions

Arrays, trees, and general data structures.

Full-stack design of a popular web service.

Behavioral questions about your interests and why you want to work at LinkedIn.

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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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