LinkedIn·Software Engineer

LinkedIn Software Engineer interview experience

Got offer

Medium

Positive

Sunnyvale, CAPosted Apr 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process at LinkedIn included two LeetCode-style rounds: first an easy problem and then a medium one.

The interviewer also explained the format, and I paid attention to what they said because it seemed like the evaluation depended a lot on following their expectations for how to work the problem.

At the time of my interview, it wasn’t AI-assisted, which made the pacing feel more straightforward. Still, I got the sense that many people were interviewing for the same role at the same time, so there was a competitive pressure to perform well in the limited window you have.

I ended up receiving an offer. The reflection I left with was that the medium problem mattered most, but the easy round

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