Where mediocrity meets politics
Where mediocrity meets politics
- Work/life balance
- Good food
LinkedIn is not an engineering-driven company.
There are lots of antiquated technologies and plenty of technical debt.
The level of talent is very low, with B players hiring C players.
Middle and upper management is extremely political.
There is a pretty heavy brain drain, with most talented engineers leaving after their 1-year cliff.
Overall, engineers are overpaid for their level of talent. Most people are content with the terrible state of things, as long as it's not hurting their careers or paychecks.
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The phone screen was a combination of systems and coding. It was relatively straightforward, all things considered. The recruiters at LinkedIn were great and made me feel at ease. The process was overall very smooth.
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I applied through a referral, and a recruiter reached out. I had a phone screen with the recruiter. The recruiter was very unprofessional during the interview. We first discussed my experience and what projects I was working on at my current company
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Mountain View, California, United StatesMay 23, 2025The phone screen was a combination of systems and coding. It was relatively straightforward, all things considered. The recruiters at LinkedIn were great and made me feel at ease. The process was overall very smooth.
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Mountain View, California, United StatesMarch 1, 2025The interview was a 1-hour technical coding interview. The primary interviewer was being observed by another interviewer. We opened with mutual introductions, which took approximately 5 minutes, before the technical interview began. The question w
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Mountain View, California, United StatesFebruary 1, 2022I applied through a referral, and a recruiter reached out. I had a phone screen with the recruiter. The recruiter was very unprofessional during the interview. We first discussed my experience and what projects I was working on at my current company
