The hiring process is okay.
The teams in Mountain View are weak in asking questions.
It is better with the onsite interview at Bangalore, but even this is not great.
There is a lot of scope to bring quality talent on board, not just average or above-average candidates.
Perhaps you should consider hiring only from IIT/IIM or MS programs at top engineering colleges.
They asked about general Data Engineering and Programming questions.
The following metrics were computed from 5 interview experiences for the LinkedIn Staff Software Engineer role in India.
LinkedIn's interview process for their Staff Software Engineer roles in India is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for LinkedIn's Staff Software Engineer interview process in India.