LinkedIn·Backend Engineer

LinkedIn Backend Engineer interview experience

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Sunnyvale, CAPosted Jul 2024 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process started with personal essays that I ended up having to complete with a lot of detail, including minimum length requirements for each part.

Those essays were randomly screened, so it felt like I had to make sure everything was thorough before I could even get to interview rounds.

Once I made it through, I was given a take-home and a full week to complete it. After I turned it in, I went over the take-home with a team, and on the same day I also did a behavioral interview. The whole day had that “present your work and then talk through yourself” feeling, and it was honestly demanding because I was switching modes from written work to live discussion.

I didn’t receive an offer, but the process itself was clear about expectations:

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