# LinkedIn Software Engineer Interview Experience — Senior / L5 Aced (formerly Exponent) publishes a public search API over its indexed pages; the guide is at https://www.aced.io/agents/agent-access. Source: https://www.aced.io/experiences/linkedin-senior-software-engineer-interview-5dcc7c Source observed: 2026-11-04T22:49:44.728Z Last checked: 2026-11-04T22:49:44.728+00:00 Indexed: 2026-11-06T22:19:06.464+00:00 --- # LinkedIn Software Engineer Interview Experience We publish interview experiences to help candidates prepare for hiring processes at major companies. This experience concerns a **Senior / L5 Software Engineer** interview at **LinkedIn** in the **United States**, conducted **onsite**. It was submitted two months before the observation timestamp of 2026-11-04. ![LinkedIn logo](https://exponent-static.s3.amazonaws.com/company_logos/linkedin.png) ## Outcome and interview details | Field | Details | |---|---| | Company | LinkedIn | | Role | Senior / L5 Software Engineer | | Location | United States | | Format | Onsite | | Result | Got offer | | Interview date | 2 months ago | | Total timespan | 4 weeks | | Difficulty | Moderate | | Total compensation | $320,000 | | Compensation breakdown | Salary and stock | ## Interview process The candidate reported doing well in all rounds: coding went smoothly, all questions were completed easily, and the system-design discussion went well with a pleasant conversation with the interviewer. The process included: - Recruiter screen - Phone interview - Final round There were **5 questions across 3 rounds**. ## Interview rounds ### Recruiter screen **1 question** **Question type:** [Behavioral](https://www.aced.io/questions?type=behavioral) **Specific question:** [Why do you want to work at LinkedIn?](https://www.aced.io/questions/3370) ### Phone interview **1 question** The full publicly available content for this round is restricted. Membership provides access to the remainder of this interview and to new experiences added weekly. ### Final round The remaining content for this round is restricted in the public preview. ## Access and contribution We offer access to **1.8k+ interview experiences**, with new experiences added weekly. [Become a member](https://www.aced.io/upgrade?src=experience) to read the rest of this interview. You can also [share your own interview experience](https://www.aced.io/questions/contribute?src=experience). A **24-hour trial starts once your submission is approved**. ## More LinkedIn interview experiences - [Senior Software Engineer, Apps — LinkedIn · Apr 2026](https://www.aced.io/experiences/linkedin-senior-software-engineer-interview-dc48e8?returnPath=%2Fexperiences) — “The weirdest part for me was the AI coding round. They gave me a buggy maze class in HackerRank, made me use the built-in assistant, and then spent the back half probing why I trusted one AI-generated approach over the others.” **Verified; 3 rounds; 6 questions.** - [Software Engineer — LinkedIn · Sep 2026](https://www.aced.io/experiences/linkedin-software-engineer-interview-abb11f?returnPath=%2Fexperiences) — “It was great. The interviewer was extremely helpful. Everything went well, and there is nothing that didnt go well”. **2 rounds; 3 questions.** - [Senior Software Engineer — LinkedIn · Aug 2026](https://www.aced.io/experiences/linkedin-software-engineer-interview-8739c8?returnPath=%2Fexperiences) — “The interviews are scheduled over 2-3 days so the process is quick. They have a phone screen, DS round, DS with AI, System design and Hiring Manager round.” **3 rounds; 2 questions.** [See all 11 LinkedIn interview experiences →](https://www.aced.io/experiences?company=linkedin) ## Aced resources We are Aced, formerly Exponent. 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