Process
I applied online and was contacted by a recruiter the next day. He was very nice and quickly arranged a phone screening. The interviewer called me and asked me two questions: the two-sum problem and parenthesis matching. I missed handling one edge case, and the next day I received a rejection call.
The problem I see here is that in one of the questions, I was talking about Java String internals, how a String is backed by a character array. She had no idea what I was talking about, and that might have offended her. I have solved the two-sum problem and the parenthesis matching problem many times before and do not expect to get rejected, but I did.
I have a PhD and 4 years of experience.
Questions
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Two Sum Problem
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Parenthesis Matching
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 285 interview experiences for the LinkedIn Software Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
16%
Pass Rate
LinkedIn's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive49%
Neutral26%
Negative26%
Candidates reported having good feelings for LinkedIn's Software Engineer interview process in United States.
LinkedIn Work Experiences
3.0
Great Perks, Slow Development
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
March 21, 2016
Pros: Great food, coffee, snacks, and perks.
Great initial offer and stock.
Great 401k matching.
InDay – a day a month to hack, paint, or whatever.
Overall, a good environment with some intelligent engineers and awesome perks.
Cons: Team moves incredibly slow (might not apply to everyone).
Bad refresher stocks.
Maintenance mode development.
Extreme tech debt was taking a huge toll on development.
My team wasn't really exciting and was mostly just maintaining the existing product. I felt like the engineers weren't given much freedom to design, as most of the time the architect would babysit us.
4.0
Competent Engineers, Past Experience
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
April 3, 2023
Pros: There were some very competent people in the engineering department.
Cons: Not much to say here. It's been a while since I worked there.
3.0
Perks Great, Culture Fading
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Sunnyvale, California, United States
September 14, 2018
Pros: Great cafeteria, commute support, lots of perks, good 401k matching, and Microsoft stock is doing great.
Cons: LinkedIn culture is slowly dying and replaced with Msft culture. In my past two teams, no one worked from home. Some engineers are working on their days off and during their DTO. Promotion is rigid and hard. You won't get promoted just because you are 'exceeding expectations' for three years straight. However, if your manager likes you, you can get promoted even if you've been on the team for less than a year. People start to not respond to you; they don't answer your emails or Slack, no matter what you do. If you try to do a project with an external team, then they do their very best to not cooperate. I've been here a long time, and things have truly gone down the drain. The technologies used are super old and irrelevant.
- 3.0Great Perks, Slow DevelopmentSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesMarch 21, 2016Pros: Great food, coffee, snacks, and perks. Great initial offer and stock. Great 401k matching. InDay – a day a month to hack, paint, or whatever. Overall, a good environment with some intelligent engineers and awesome perks.Cons: Team moves incredibly slow (might not apply to everyone). Bad refresher stocks. Maintenance mode development. Extreme tech debt was taking a huge toll on development. My team wasn't really exciting and was mostly just maintaining the existing product. I felt like the engineers weren't given much freedom to design, as most of the time the architect would babysit us.
- 4.0Competent Engineers, Past ExperienceSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesApril 3, 2023Pros: There were some very competent people in the engineering department.Cons: Not much to say here. It's been a while since I worked there.
- 3.0Perks Great, Culture FadingSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesSeptember 14, 2018Pros: Great cafeteria, commute support, lots of perks, good 401k matching, and Microsoft stock is doing great.Cons: LinkedIn culture is slowly dying and replaced with Msft culture. In my past two teams, no one worked from home. Some engineers are working on their days off and during their DTO. Promotion is rigid and hard. You won't get promoted just because you are 'exceeding expectations' for three years straight. However, if your manager likes you, you can get promoted even if you've been on the team for less than a year. People start to not respond to you; they don't answer your emails or Slack, no matter what you do. If you try to do a project with an external team, then they do their very best to not cooperate. I've been here a long time, and things have truly gone down the drain. The technologies used are super old and irrelevant.
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