I applied online. I interviewed at LinkedIn (Bengaluru) in Sep 2024
Interview
The interview process consisted of five rounds. The first round was a System Design interview where I was asked to design a TypeAhead (autocomplete) system. The discussion focused on scalability, data structures, ranking of suggestions, and handling large-scale traffic.
There were two DSA rounds covering standard LeetCode-style problems. The questions were based on Linked Lists, Breadth-First Search (BFS), and the Celebrity Problem. The interviewers mainly evaluated problem-solving skills, approach, optimization, and code quality.
The next round focused on past experience, where I walked through my resume, discussed some of the projects I had worked on, and explained the most challenging technical problems I had encountered and how I solved them.
The final round was with the Hiring Manager. It was a conversational discussion covering my background, career aspirations, team fit, and motivation for exploring the opportunity. Overall, the process was straightforward and focused on both technical competence and prior experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
System Design: TypeAhead system design
DSA (2 rounds): Normal leet code questions on linkedin list, BFS, Celebrity problem
Past experience round: Just explain resume and interesting projects and what I found challenging
Hiring manager round: Normal HR manager round
I applied online. I interviewed at LinkedIn (San Francisco, CA) in Mar 2026
Interview
Had an initial phone screen round-
Questions - Regular Medium level question, string manipulation
Follow up - Concurrency related on top of the first question.
Waiting for the second round right now
I applied online. I interviewed at LinkedIn in Jan 2025
Interview
The interview process consisted of two technical rounds and one managerial round. The technical rounds focused on Java, backend development concepts, problem solving, and system design basics. The interviewer also asked about my previous project experience and responsibilities.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain the CAP theorem and give a real-world example.