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LinkedIn interview experiences

How LinkedIn runs its interviews, round by round, from the candidates who went through them: the questions asked, how hard they were, and who got an offer.

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LinkedIn interviews at a glance

Worked out from the 63 LinkedIn write-ups on this site.

interview write-ups
63
got an offer (of 26 with a known result)
12%
median experience
4.5 yrs
latest write-up
Sept 2026

What the rounds test

  • Data Structures & Algorithms188 · 62%
  • System Design61 · 20%
  • Behavioral36 · 12%
  • Other20 · 7%

Question difficulty

  • Easy8 · 6%
  • Medium78 · 60%
  • Hard44 · 34%

Roles covered

Locations

Bangalore (9) · US (2) · Bengaluru (2) · USA (1) · Sunnyvale (1)

Questions asked more than once at LinkedIn

  1. Nested List Weight Sum II7×
  2. Find the Celebrity5×
  3. Binary Tree Upside Down5×
  4. All O(1) Data Structure5×
  5. Max Consecutive Ones III4×
  6. Shortest Word Distance II4×
  7. Closest Binary Search Tree Value II3×
  8. Max Stack3×

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LinkedIn interview FAQ

What does the LinkedIn interview focus on?

Across 63 LinkedIn interview experiences shared on Interview Experiences, the questions asked were mostly data structures & algorithms (62% of reported questions), system design (20% of reported questions), behavioral (12% of reported questions).

How hard is the LinkedIn interview?

Candidates rated most LinkedIn questions as medium (60% of rated questions). Easy: 6%, Medium: 60%, Hard: 34%.

What share of candidates got a LinkedIn offer?

12% of the 26 candidates who reported their result received an offer. People who share their experience are not a random sample, so treat this as a rough guide.

Which questions come up most in LinkedIn interviews?

Questions reported more than once include "Nested List Weight Sum II", "Find the Celebrity", "Binary Tree Upside Down", "All O(1) Data Structure", "Max Consecutive Ones III".

Which LinkedIn roles are covered?

There are write-ups for Senior Software Engineer (12), SDE 2 (11), Staff Software Engineer (8), Software Engineer (5), Frontend Engineer (2), Backend Engineer (2).

How much experience did LinkedIn candidates have?

The median candidate had 4.5 years of experience.

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