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Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California

February 1, 2022
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

30-minute recruiter phone screen 60-minute technical --Virtual onsite

The recruiter I spoke with was very kind, and we had a good conversation. I was recommended for the next round, which is a technical phone screen. After a week without a response from the recruiter to set up the phone screen, I reached out. Several days later, I was sent an email to schedule the screen.

The email contained information regarding the phone screen and what to expect. It was for a front-end JavaScript-based, senior-level technical phone screen. So, I spent a week studying vanilla JS after reading about how the front-end screen is much different compared to the standard LeetCode question screen normally given.

The phone screen ended up being the typical easy LeetCode and medium LeetCode interview (over Zoom video, by the way, so cameras on!).

I solved the questions, though I was definitely tripped up expecting JavaScript, HTML, and CSS front-end-based questions.

The recruiter never got back to me. After following up, I was ghosted. The experience was very disorganized and disappointing. LinkedIn is somewhere I would definitely like to work and will try again. I guess that is just how it goes sometimes, though I had hoped for a more professional interview experience. Google and Amazon have been by far the most professional in my recent search.

Questions

Top LeetCode tagged company questions:

  • Easy (1)
  • Medium (1)

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 8 interview experiences for the LinkedIn Software Engineer role in San Jose, California.

Success Rate

0%
Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive38%
Neutral38%
Negative25%

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

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