LinkedIn·Software Engineer

LinkedIn Software Engineer interview experience

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Positive

United StatesPosted May 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My final round at LinkedIn was an in-person Zoom interview that focused on something much more front-end oriented than the typical coding puzzles.

They asked me to quickly create a component using raw HTML and then explain my process.

What stood out was that they weren’t just looking for anything that worked—they seemed to be paying attention to details like semantic HTML and basic interactivity. The way I talked through my choices mattered almost as much as what I produced.

I left the session feeling like I understood what they were evaluating, but I ultimately didn’t receive an offer. Still, I thought the round was pretty direct about expectations, and that clarity made the experience feel more fair even though it didn’t turn into

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