Me postulé a través de un reclutador. Acudí a una entrevista en LinkedIn
Entrevista
The interview process was very well organized. Everyone showed up on time, and interviewers were extra friendly.
Second offer I get from LinkedIn. First one was several years back. So, the second time, they skipped the phone screening.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Design a recommendation system. The recommendation system can be used for multiple purposes (PYMK, JYMBII, etc). The system was discussed from both a ML and a systems point of view. That was the main question, and there were two coding questions, and there was a question on how would you respond to system failures.
Acudí a una entrevista en LinkedIn (Sunnyvale, CA)
Entrevista
Recruiter emailed me for exploring interview. Then, I was invited to a phone screening interview.
I was asked to implement LFU similar data structure. I've never implemented that before. I've done with LRU though. It was very difficult to me to come up with appropriate solution on site.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
LFU-like question was asked, which was very difficult for me to solve.
Me postulé a través de un reclutador. El proceso tomó 4 semanas. Acudí a una entrevista en LinkedIn en jul 2025
Entrevista
3 DSA rounds ( leetcode hard ) + 2 system design rounds + 1 managerial round focussed on projects and behavioural questions. Process was well organised in terms of scheduling.
The interviewers seemed rigid in evaluating candidates by narrow checklists rather than engineering depth. Feedback reflected a bias towards specific solution paths - even when alternate valid approaches were discussed clearly and with tradeoffs.
The interview culture also gave little space for collaborative discussion; it felt more like evaluative than explorative, especially in architecture rounds. I was also penalised for choosing a simple, scalable design before incrementally adding complexity.
Advice to Management"
Staff+ roles demand open mindedness and an appreciation for diverse design perspectives. Encourage interviewers to listen with curiosity rather than just matching against predefined answers.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Leetcode hard questions and couple of system design questions
Get contacted for a Silicon Valley position, finished screening and onsite (5 rounds). Have not heard back from anybody after 25 days, even after I followed up with the recruiter at the 14 day mark.
