LinkedIn · Software Engineer (New Grad)
LinkedIn's new-grad SWE loop is a solid, well-run big-tech process: an online assessment, a coding phone screen, and an onsite blending two or more data-structure coding rounds, a lightweight system-design or domain discussion, and a values-based behavioral round. The coding bar is fair and the tone is collaborative rather than adversarial, reflecting a culture that emphasizes members-first thinking and its "transformational" values. Expect clean algorithms plus a check on communication and teamwork.
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What this interview tests
- Medium data-structure coding (graphs, heaps, light DP)
- Thinking out loud and clear complexity analysis
- Collaborative communication in the room
- Lightweight system design (feed, graph, notifications)
- LinkedIn values (members first, act like an owner)
- Teamwork and impact on past projects
Common question themes
Graph problems on a connection-graph flavor
Heap / top-K and interval problems
Design a simple feed ranker or notifications service
Hash-map and string manipulation problems
"Tell me about a time you collaborated to ship impact"
"Describe acting like an owner beyond your assigned task"
Modeled on a public LinkedIn new-grad SWE posting