LinkedIn·Software Engineer

LinkedIn Software Engineer interview experience

No offer

Hard

Positive

San Francisco, CAPosted May 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I had an early pass at the process where the OA came first, and I didn’t get in.

Looking back, what surprised me most was how hard the LeetCode questions were—everything felt much more challenging than I had assumed based on typical screens. I was also worried about time: I didn’t think I’d have enough time to prepare enough to meet that level.

Even though I tried to work through the problems, the difficulty level ended up being the main reason I felt I was behind from the start. I didn’t end up moving forward, and the experience made it clear that I wasn’t ready for that particular bar at the time.

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