Web Developer Interview Experience - Mountain View, California
Process
An internal recruiter contacted me through LinkedIn.
There was an initial 30-minute phone call to discuss my background and get the gist of how they're set up and the rest of the process.
Next was a longer call with a senior developer to talk "shop".
Following that were technical phone calls and collaborative coding sessions to test basic JavaScript and HTML/CSS skills. These were not too difficult, lasting about 45 minutes each.
All of this took place within approximately 10 business days.
They flew me out for an on-site interview, which was a full day from 10 AM to 3 PM. This consisted of a series of back-to-back 1-hour technical interviews with developers, mostly involving whiteboarding code and logic. There was a lunch conversation with the development manager, and the day concluded with a conversation with their CTO.
Questions
Given a static comp/mockup, provide the basic HTML with relevant classes, etc., and explain why you chose to code it that way.
Given a simple JSON response consisting of an array of 3-4 similar objects, each with the same properties but differing values, how would you transform them into another given format to be consumed or presented?
Given an interaction where hovering a link displays a tooltip with dynamic information (e.g., from an AJAX request), write the basic functions to perform the lookup (jQuery is allowed) and explain how you would cache the results to avoid an HTTP request if the tooltip already existed.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 10 interview experiences for the LinkedIn Web Developer role in Mountain View, California.
Success Rate
LinkedIn's interview process for their Web Developer roles in Mountain View, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for LinkedIn's Web Developer interview process in Mountain View, California.
LinkedIn Work Experiences
- 4.0Great Pay, Little GrowthWeb Developer • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesJuly 26, 2015Pros: Salary is good, and work-life balance is great.Cons: Not a lot of career growth opportunities.
- 5.0Awesome company, getting biggerWeb Developer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesJanuary 9, 2015Pros: All the Silicon Valley perks you would imagine: flexible schedule, food, transportation, etc. A big emphasis on "ownership."Cons: It's getting to be a big company, which brings all the politics and bureaucracy, for better or worse.
- 5.0A place you feel at homeWeb Developer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesSeptember 23, 2014Pros: Aside from all the shiny things (free food, great compensation, and a very fun and inviting environment), this company has made me feel welcome. The collaborative environment here at LinkedIn inspires relationship building and spurs creativity. Because of it, I understand how each team contributes, why each is important, and how I can optimize to be a better contributor myself. I feel encouraged to grow, but never pressured to overexert myself. This is a company that preaches and practices good work-life balance.Cons: I do feel like there is a ceiling at LinkedIn, but it is one that exists at any established company. It saddens me to know that if I want to make something more out of my career, like break into a steady, high six-figure range or make a few million dollars, I'm probably going to have to move on to a different company.
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