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Got the offer

SSE at Linkedin

Difficulty
Process took
2-3 Weeks
Rounds
5
Format
Remote
Applied via
LinkedIn

How it went

  • My key observation linkedIn interviews are mix of algorithms, system design, and real-world project experience

What they would tell you

  • My key observation linkedIn interviews are mix of algorithms, system design, and real-world project experience

How to prepare

  • Arrays, trees, graphs, and heaps, hash maps
  • Practice HLD for real-time systems (trading, notifications, order management)

Round by round

  1. 1

    Screening Round60 min

    Talked about my recent project, given a coding problem Flatten Nested List Iterator and some standard questions on Operating Systems, Networking, and Java.

  2. 2

    Technical Interview I60 min

    The first problem was All O`one Data Structure , and the second was Binary Tree Upside Down, solved the first problem optimally, but for the second partially

  3. 3

    Technical Interview II60 min

    During this round 2 DSA problem was asked, find the maximum sum of any subarray of size k where all elements are distinct. solved using sliding window with a hash set Problem 2: Given a directed acyclic graph (DAG), print all possible topological orderings.

  4. 4

    System Design Round60 min

    Stock Exchange System it too hard for me

  5. 5

    Hiring Manager Round45 min

    The final round was mainly about my past projects. Behavioral Questions:

    • Why LinkedIn?
    • How do you handle ambiguity in project requirements?
    • Describe a time you had to push back on a technical decision.

What came up

MediumRemote5+ years

A candidate-reported account, lightly edited. Interview processes change by team and date.

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