Interview Process (7 Rounds):
3 Coding Rounds: Medium to hard algorithmic problems focused on data structures and problem-solving.
1 Craftsmanship Round: Assessed code quality, structure, testing, and adherence to best practices.
2 Design Rounds: Standard system design interviews covering scalability, architecture, and trade-offs.
1 Host Manager Round: Informal discussion about past projects, team collaboration, and role alignment.
Design a search index, which is basically designing a distributed inverted index system, like Elasticsearch.
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the LinkedIn Staff Engineer role in India.
LinkedIn's interview process for their Staff Engineer roles in India is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for LinkedIn's Staff Engineer interview process in India.