LinkedIn·Software Engineer

LinkedIn Software Engineer interview experience

Got offer

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Negative

Homewood, ILPosted Sep 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

This interview process felt exhausting from the start because it seemed to stretch into too many rounds.

I went through a mix of formats—an in-person interview, then an interview that wasn’t in person, and later a remote round—so I kept having to restart my mental state and stay ready for a different style of evaluation each time.

The overall feeling was that it was very focused on pure skill set rather than any collaborative exploration. I remember going home afterward, and what stuck with me wasn’t just the outcome but the grind of multiple screens in a short window.

I did receive an offer, but I left the experience sour. Even though I landed the job, I couldn’t shake how the process

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