I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at LinkedIn (Sunnyvale, CA) in May 2025
Interview
I was asked some gotcha JavaScript questions. And to implement the people you may know box in HTML and CSS.
Had conversation with Recruiter, and then a phone screen. I’m rating this interview as difficult because I don’t think preparing for this interview is really a possibility unless you know the questions in advance. Good luck!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The JavaScript question was this.
Function foo = (a) => {
Function biz => {
Return a
}
this.bad => {
Return a
}
)
Foo.prototype =function buzz (a) => {
Return a
}
What will this return? How do you make it return the correct value.
Foo.bizz()
Foo.baz()
Foo.buzz()
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at LinkedIn (Bengaluru) in Jul 2021
Interview
there was a screening round that checked for basic javascript, HTML, CSS knowledge.
Next there were 6 rounds
Product & Technical Taste - tech stacks and the current projects, challenging problems solved
Coding - prototypes, closure related js questions
SDA - build a typeahead component using react
Host Manager - cultural fit, problems faced in current job
Pragmatic - build a basic google spreadsheet sort of component using html css js
Javascript - implement a infinite scrollable plugin using html css js, fully focussed on js , part of that included to implement debounce for the scrolling handler.
Overall the interviwers were very polite and helpful, they try to nudge you to the right direction and a pleasant conversation.
But I have to point out the round SDA where the interviewer was kind of unhappy because mine approach wasnt the way he expecting, and I disagreed with him on some concepts which I made sure to check after the interview and I was right about those concepts, The way he talked after that seemed like disinterested to carry forward the interview.
Suggestion to linkedin: please avoid such people from interviews who can't accept their mistakes as every dev you interview has their own approach to bring to the table and the interviewers can make mistakes but they should own them. It totally affects the overall interview because of one interviewer. The rest of the interviewers were really great, helpful and friendly enough to talk to and felt like I was talking to a coworker.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Product & Technical Taste - tech stacks and the current projects, challenging problems solved
Coding - prototypes, closure related js questions
SDA - build a typeahead component using react
Host Manager - cultural fit, problems faced in current job
Pragmatic - build a basic google spreadsheet sort of component using html css js
Javascript - implement a infinite scrollable plugin using html css js, fully focussed on js , part of that included to implement debounce for the scrolling handler.
