LinkedIn Software Engineer(Internship) interview questions

Total process took about 7 weeks and ended in early December. A recruiter reached out in the spring and kept in touch throughout the summer. 1. HackerRank Online Assessment: 2 easy/medium leetcode problems 2. Call with recruiter: talking a bit about yourself and also about the role. This seemed more like a formality since I was already familiar with my recruiter 3. Virtual Onsite Interview: 1 hour live technical interview followed by 1 hour live behavioral interview with different interviewers. Live technical interview was a BFS problem followed by a few questions depending on how much time was remaining in the hour. Behavioral interview focused on my experiences and how I would add to LinkedIn's company. Most of the 7 weeks was spent waiting for the virtual onsite interview after scheduling it. The interview time was moved a few times due to layoffs and other reasons, but was overall a very smooth process.

1. Online Coding Round This round is generally conducted on the Hackerrank platform and includes 3-4 programming questions that need to be solved in 2 hours. The coding round is generally meant for freshers and on-campus hires; experienced professionals are not required to take this round – they can directly appear for an interview. The level of questions asked is medium to hard. Besides coding questions, there can be MCQs on DBMS, operating systems, object oriented programming, networking, data structure and Unix. 2. Technical Interview Round 1 Once you clear the online coding round, you will need to appear for onsite face-to-face interviews on data structures and algorithms. The round lasts for an hour and includes your introduction to the interviewer plus coding questions to be implemented and explained. They might also ask you questions related to your past experiences, projects that you worked on, your preferred technologies, etc. The difficulty level of LinkedIn common interview questions is easy to medium. 3. Technical Interview Round 2 Another face-to-face coding round to test your problem solving skills in data structures and algorithms. Here, you’ll get some coding problems in addition to questions on problem-solving with data structures and algorithms, projects, skills, internships, past experiences, and more. The duration is flexible, according to the interviewer’s preference. The level of difficulty of one coding question is easy to medium, while the other one is medium to hard. 4. System Design Round This round is generally for experienced candidates and lasts for about an hour. You can be given a problem where you have to design a shared drive file system, including its database design, high level architecture, tackling problems about scaling up, etc. the aim is to test your skills and expertise in software design. 5. Managerial Round Once you clear all the technical rounds, you’ll need to appear for the managerial round taken by the team manager who you’ll work with if you’re hired. This is the most interesting and interactive round – conducted mainly to assess if you’re fit for the team and the project for which you are being considered. The questions can be about the challenges you faced in previous projects, your contribution, and other exciting questions. You might also be asked to give real-time suggestions for LinkedIn.