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LinkedIn SWE Infra Interview experience

Software Engineer
January 5, 2026 · 77 reads

Summary

I shared my recent interview experience for a Software Engineer role at LinkedIn, which took place in Nov-Dec. I successfully received an offer after completing screening and four onsite rounds focusing on projects, behavioral questions, system design, and coding.

AI Engineer | LinkedIn | Virtual Onsite | Rejected

AI Engineer (IC2 level)· 4y exp· Rejected
December 18, 2025 · 127 reads

Summary

I had a mixed interview experience with LinkedIn. While I passed the initial rounds and received positive feedback on my ML theory and product vision, I was ultimately rejected without detailed feedback. The system design round likely played a key role in my rejection.

LinkedIn Interview Experience

SWE· India· 4y exp· Ongoing
December 2, 2025 · 204 reads

Summary

I interviewed for an SDE2 role at LinkedIn in India and experienced a positive interview process covering coding, system design, and behavioral rounds. With 4 years of experience, I am awaiting a final offer, having received positive feedback from all stages.

Linkedin | SSE | Oct 2025 | Rejected

SDE II· Rejected
December 1, 2025 · 166 reads

Summary

I interviewed for a Senior Software Engineer (SSE) role at Linkedin in October 2025. The process involved multiple rounds, and despite strong performance in some areas, I was ultimately rejected due to my answers lacking the expected depth for an SSE level.

Staff Software Engineer - LinkedIn - US

Staff Software Engineer· US· Ongoing
November 22, 2025 · 236 reads

Summary

I recently completed an interview for a Staff Software Engineer role at LinkedIn in the US, which included a coding challenge focused on implementing a Max Stack with specific time complexity requirements.

LinkedIn SSE Interview Experience

SDE II· Ongoing
October 13, 2025 · 127 reads

Summary

I interviewed for the SSE role at LinkedIn, navigating a comprehensive process including phone screens and multiple onsite rounds covering coding, system design, and technical communication. Overall, it was a valuable learning experience, and I enjoyed the discussions.

LinkedIn | SSE | Systems Infra | Bengaluru | Offer

SSE | Systems Infra· Bengaluru· 5y exp· Offer
October 3, 2025 · 163 reads

Summary

I successfully interviewed for a Staff Software Engineer position in Systems Infra at LinkedIn, Bengaluru, and received an offer after completing seven rounds of interviews, including multiple coding challenges, system design, and a hiring manager discussion.

LinkedIn SWE Interview Experience(Systems infra Team)

Software Engineer· 2.5y exp· Ongoing
September 18, 2025 · 207 reads

Summary

I recently completed the interview process at LinkedIn for a Software Engineering role, with 2.5 years of experience. The process involved a phone screen followed by four onsite rounds, covering Data Structures & Algorithms, System Design, and a Managerial discussion. I'm currently awaiting final feedback for the onsite stages.

LinkedIn Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience (Systems Infra team) | Reject

Senior Software Engineer· 4.8y exp· Rejected
September 16, 2025 · 167 reads

Summary

I interviewed for a Senior Software Engineer role at LinkedIn within the Systems Infra team. Despite strong performance in Data Structures & Algorithms rounds, I received a rejection due to feedback regarding the structure of my system design discussions and the perceived scale of my previous startup experience.

Linkedln | SSE | INFRA [Ghosted]

SDE II· 5y exp· Rejected
August 28, 2025 · 72 reads

Summary

I interviewed for an SSE role at LinkedIn with 5 years of experience. The process involved multiple coding and system design rounds, including a re-attempt after receiving initial 'weak hire' feedback. I showcased strong problem-solving skills in several coding challenges and presented detailed system designs, but ultimately faced ghosting after the final HLD round, leading to an implied rejection.

LinkedIn Interview Experience

· 6y exp
July 30, 2025 · 41 reads

Summary

I recently completed an interview process at LinkedIn, which included screening, multiple on-site rounds covering DSA and System Design, and a Hiring Manager discussion. I found the experience smooth and informative, despite being unsure of the outcome.

LinkedIn| Software Engineer

Software Engineer
July 14, 2025 · 36 reads

Summary

I applied for a Software Engineer role at LinkedIn and underwent a 6-round interview process including DSA, technical communication, system design, and hiring manager discussions. The experience was generally positive with new learnings, despite some challenges in system design, and I am currently awaiting the result of the 15-day process.

LinkedIn Interview

June 11, 2025 · 29 reads

Summary

I recently completed my first round interview with LinkedIn, where I was asked to solve a problem involving calculating the total weights of a nested list of NodeIntegers. My initial attempt during the interview timed out, but I later solved it quickly using a two-recursion method.

LinkedIn | Software Engineer - Applications

Software Engineer - Applications· 2y exp
May 14, 2025 · 32 reads

Summary

I received an offer for a Software Engineer - Applications role at LinkedIn. The interview process included a phone screen, two coding rounds, a technical communication round, a hiring manager interview with behavioral and high-level system design questions, and a dedicated system design round. I felt lucky to be familiar with the questions and overall had a positive experience, eventually receiving an offer.

SSE infrastructure | LinkedIn | April 2025

SDE II
May 4, 2025 · 30 reads

Summary

I interviewed for a Senior Software Engineer (SSE) role at LinkedIn in April 2025. The interview covered past experience, CS fundamentals, Java, and a Data Structures & Algorithms problem. I was ultimately rejected due to issues with my implementation during the coding round.

IC3 FullStack Engineer - Frontend Heavy @ Linkedln

IC3 FullStack Engineer - Frontend Heavy
May 1, 2025 · 33 reads

Summary

This post details a comprehensive 6-round interview experience at LinkedIn for an IC3 FullStack Engineer role, covering a broad range of topics from frontend theory, JavaScript puzzles, UI/UX design, to data structures, algorithms, and system design, including specific LeetCode problems and large-scale system architecture discussions.

LinkedIn [SSE] [Systems Infra] [Ghosted]

Staff Software Engineer, Systems Infrastructure
April 13, 2025 · 33 reads

Summary

I interviewed for a Staff Software Engineer, Systems Infrastructure role at LinkedIn, progressing through multiple rounds including OA, screening, coding assessments, system design, and hiring manager interviews. After three weeks without an HR response, I consider it a rejection.

LinkedIn SSE [Reject][Ghosted]

SDE II
April 10, 2025 · 34 reads

Summary

I interviewed for a Senior Software Engineer (SSE) role at LinkedIn two weeks ago, and after not receiving any communication from the recruiter despite follow-ups, I consider it a reject.

Linkedin SR SWE Role: System Infrastructure Engineering (Bangalore)

SR SWE Role: System Infrastructure Engineering· Bangalore
April 9, 2025 · 44 reads

Summary

I underwent a month-long interview process for a Senior Staff Software Engineer role in System Infrastructure Engineering at LinkedIn, Bangalore, which included an OA, telephonic, and four onsite rounds. Despite receiving a 'Not Hire' feedback due to performance in a coding round and the Hiring Manager's feedback, I encountered several specific coding and system design challenges.

LinkedIn SSE Reject

SDE II· India
April 7, 2025 · 33 reads

Summary

I got rejected at the phone screen round for an SSE position at LinkedIn India, despite solving both DSA questions optimally and explaining them thoroughly. I am disheartened by the rejection and did not understand the reason.

LinkedIn Interview experience | SWE | Frontend

Software engineer, Frontend· 2y exp
April 5, 2025 · 60 reads

Summary

I successfully interviewed for a Frontend Software Engineering role at LinkedIn with 2 years of experience. I cleared all 7 rounds, which included technical, system design, and product taste discussions, and subsequently received and accepted an offer.

LinkedIn (Staff Software Engineer Applications) ( Reject )

Staff Software Engineer Applications· Rejected
March 28, 2025 · 95 reads

Summary

I completed a full-loop interview process for a Staff Software Engineer position at LinkedIn, which resulted in a rejection. Although I performed well in the design, craftsmanship, and leadership rounds, my performance in the coding challenges, especially concerning specific algorithmic solutions and explanations, was a critical factor in the outcome.

LinkedIn Senior Data Engineer (IC3) On Site

Senior Data Engineer (IC3)· Ongoing
March 1, 2025 · 65 reads

Summary

I recently completed an interview process for a Senior Data Engineer (IC3) role at LinkedIn. The process included an Online Assessment, a Telephonic Screening, and five on-site rounds covering DSA, Data Manipulation, System Design, Technical Discussion, and a Hiring Manager interview. Overall, I felt the interviews went well, and I'm currently awaiting the final decision.

LinkedIn | SDE | Bangalore | Dec 2024

SDE I· bangalore· 2.5y exp· Rejected
January 1, 2025 · 101 reads

Summary

I recently interviewed for an SDE position at LinkedIn in Bangalore. My experience involved a phone screen, two DSA rounds, a system design round, and a hiring manager discussion. Unfortunately, despite my efforts, I received a rejection, primarily due to what I believe was my performance in the System Design round.

LinkedIn | From constant rejections to an offer | SSE

SDE II· 5.5y exp· Offer
December 11, 2024 · 79 reads

Summary

After enduring a challenging period of rejections from several top companies, I successfully secured a Software Staff Engineer (SSE) offer from LinkedIn. This experience reinforced the importance of persistence and a relaxed mindset during the interview process, ultimately leading to a rewarding outcome.

LinkedIn | SSE | 6 YOE | India

SDE II· india· 6y exp
November 22, 2024 · 62 reads

Summary

I recently interviewed at LinkedIn for an SSE role in India. The interview process covered a technical screening, two coding rounds, a system design challenge, and a behavioral discussion, focusing on a mix of data structures, algorithms, and system architecture.

LinkedIn | On-site | Systems and Infra

systems and infra
October 22, 2024 · 122 reads

Summary

I recently went through an on-site interview process with LinkedIn for a Systems and Infra role. The interview included multiple rounds covering coding, algorithms, system design, and behavioral aspects, across a phone screen and four on-site rounds.

LinkedIn | Online & Onsite | SWE Jan 2022 | Bangalore

software engineer· bangalore· 3.9y exp· Rejected
April 12, 2022 · 90 reads

Summary

I'm sharing my interview experience at LinkedIn for a Software Engineer position in Bangalore. I went through an Online Assessment and five onsite rounds. Despite clearing the coding rounds, I was unfortunately rejected due to my performance in the system design round.

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