LinkedIn Software Engineer interview questions

I first had a recruiter call, followed by a technical screening that involved live coding on HackerRank. The expectation was not to run the code, but to clearly explain the logic and arrive at the correct solution. The main question was the Valid Palindrome string problem, along with a follow-up question based on it. It was an easy-level LeetCode problem, and the interviewer was very friendly and made sure I felt comfortable throughout the interview process.

That was a real stroke of luck — when I got to the coding round and encountered a question on finding the maximum subarray sum, I had literally seen this exact problem on prachub.com a few days earlier. The interview kicked off with a recruiter screen, followed by a technical phone interview. It was intense, especially with the focus on algorithms and data structures. I also faced some behavioral questions that challenged my experience. After a final onsite round, I received an offer and happily accepted. Overall, it was tough but rewarding.