I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at LinkedIn (Mountain View, CA) in Jun 2017
Interview
I was contacted by a recruiter on Linkedin. Overall the process was great and everybody I spoke to were nice. Apart from the position , I was mainly concerned about culture and work-life balance and everybody I spoke to were really happy about working there.
1) Technical phone screen - This was a standard collabedit phone screen. Part-1 I was given some code and was asked the output and how to fix it. It was based on scope and JS inheritance. Part-2 HTML/CSS Had to code it from an image they had. I was also asked to explain floats| promises| accessibility.This was pretty straightforward, make sure you brush up on core JS.
2) Heard back roughly a week later and was invited Onsite. The onsite had 6 interviews with lunch. The HR will give you the different modules each interview focuses on. All interviews we mainly focused on UI(html/css/js) except 1 which was an Algo string manipulation question.
Some modules were just JS, some I had to build out the whole component as a plugin(html/css/js). The design question was also more UI layer focused than system architecture which was unusual.
3) I left thinking I did well in all my interviews. But unfortunately I didn't get the job, the reason I was given was Design and 1 Js round feedback wasn't good. In both interviews I kept an open dialog discussed solution , improved with hints and reach a agreeable outcome. It was disappointing to not get specific feedback , so I'm not sure what really went wrong.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
String manipulation. Write a jquery method in pure JS. Pragmatic UI.
Interview Experience – Frontend / JavaScript Role
I applied through the normal application process and was contacted by a recruiter for an initial screening. After passing the screening, I was scheduled for the first technical round with a technical recruiter.
The interview was 60 minutes long and divided into two parts:
Part 1 (≈20 minutes):
Verbal technical questions focused on JavaScript fundamentals and core web concepts to assess foundational knowledge.
Part 2 (≈40 minutes):
Three practical questions:
A small object-oriented JavaScript code snippet — I had to explain the output and suggest fixes/improvements.
A basic data structures question involving arrays.
A simple UI implementation task — I was given a visual mockup of a “friend request” container (name, title, accept/reject buttons) and asked to recreate it using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. No complex logic was required; it was mainly to assess basic UI skills.
I felt I performed very well and completed all parts successfully. However, I received a rejection afterward with no detailed feedback. It’s unclear what additional criteria were used in the decision.
Overall, the recruiter provided clear instructions and preparation materials before the interview, which was helpful.
Tip for candidates:
Be comfortable with JavaScript fundamentals, object-oriented concepts, basic array manipulation, and simple HTML/CSS layout tasks.
Good luck to future candidates!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
JavaScript fundamentals: code output explanation, array manipulation, and a simple HTML/CSS UI task.
I applied online. I interviewed at LinkedIn in Apr 2022
Interview
Applied online over Linkedln, and same got a response to schedule a phone interview. The phone interview went well and schedule a phone screening interview for next week. The recruiter was a helpful easy and smooth process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. What is API, have worked on it and elaborated a little about it?
Below questions were asked in the screening interview on a zoom video call.
2. various frameworks you have worked on
3. What kind of domain you work on
4. Difference between padding and margin
In coderpad challenge asked for 1 coding challenge from Leet and one code that has a method, function, constructor, and output of it.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at LinkedIn (Sunnyvale, CA) in Mar 2022
Interview
2 round. Coding challenge and coding interview. Coding challenge in Java, interview in react. Challenge took 90mins, interview took 45mins. Interviewer was nice. Code did not have to run. Had access to the web to look up syntax. Interviewer was very helpful and interactive