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LinkedIn Sr. Software Engineer interview questions
Updated Mar 25, 2026Difficulty
Average
Experience
Mixed
How others got an interview
- 35%Applied onlineApplied online
- 14%Employee ReferralEmployee Referral
- 2%OtherOther
- 1%Campus RecruitingCampus Recruiting
- 1%Staffing AgencyStaffing Agency
Interview search
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LinkedIn interviews FAQs
- Sr. Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at LinkedIn with 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 35% positive. To compare, the company-average is 54.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
- Candidates applying for Sr. Software Engineer roles take an average of 20 days to get hired, when considering 124 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at LinkedIn overall takes an average of 28 days.
- Common stages of the interview process at LinkedIn as a Sr. Software Engineer according to 124 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 53%
One on one interview: 20%
Group panel interview: 11%
Skills test: 6%
Presentation: 6%
Drug test: 2%
Background check: 2%
Other: 1%
Personality test: 1%
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