LinkedIn·Software Engineer

LinkedIn Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Medium

Positive

Gurgaon, HaryanaPosted Dec 2024 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a coding-focused assessment that began with an online coding round containing three questions: one easy, one medium, and one hard.

After that, there was a technical interview where I got medium DSA questions, specifically around linked lists and stacks. The interview also included theory questions covering operating systems and OOP concepts.

Right after the technical portion, I had an HR round for about an hour. The whole sequence felt demanding because it wasn’t just about writing code—it included theory and explanations, and the mix of difficulty levels in the online round raised the stress level.

I didn’t receive an offer. What surprised me was how much the theory portion mattered alongside the coding. I left

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