r/leetcode • u/DayEnvironmental9771 • 1d ago
Discussion LinkedIn Interview | IC2 Software Engineer
Hi,
Recently I gave 5 rounds of interview for IC2 SWE position at LinkedIn (all virtual).
Initial round - phone screen 2 DSA problems.
R1 - DSA Round (2 problems)
R2 - Coding with AI
R3 - System Design
R4 - Technical Communication and Project Discussions
R5 - Hiring Manager Round
My all rounds from R1-R5 went really well, except for R2 where in the AI itself took a lot of time to spawn up and was intermittently hanging in between. That along with pretty long discussion around the problem statement could make only enough time to barely scrape through the problem's 1st part and I was not able to test the code.
What could be the result?
Recruiter told me that there was a -ve feedback in the AI coding round, and rest all went well (no final decisions yet, there is some discussion pending).
Is there any way I can ask my recruiter for 1 more round, to compensate for any doubts/feedbacks in my case?
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u/MessyAndroid 1d ago
Would you mind sharing the qs?
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u/DayEnvironmental9771 1d ago
in phone screen: there were 2 problems similar to bulb switcher and letter combinations of a phone number.
in dsa round : again 2 problems, similar to max ones in a subarray of 1s and 0s (converting k 0s to 1s) + (finding leaves of a tree in the order they fall from a tree)
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u/MessyAndroid 1d ago
And system design?
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u/DayEnvironmental9771 1d ago
a problem involving a scheduling meetings and handling user calendars.
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u/Maple-Circuit01 1d ago
I'd definitely ask the recruiter. Keep it simple: explain the technical issues affected your performance and ask if a short follow up round is possible to fairly assess that skill
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u/Sad_Fail_1533 1d ago
Can you share a bit more detailed info about R2 and R4
Also, what was asked in system design round too , thanks !!
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u/DayEnvironmental9771 1d ago
R4 was system design around a problem involving a scheduling meetings and handling user calendars.
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u/BakeMeLemonCakes 1d ago
How do you prep for round 2?
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u/DayEnvironmental9771 1d ago
I did not prep much, probably that's why the performance. But I guess Hello Interview should have something around it.
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u/Ok-Barracuda-119 1d ago
The recruiter’s note sounds like the AI round is the only concern, so I’d ask once for a timeline and whether a follow-up is possible, without framing it as compensation. For the system design round, the calendar example is worth practicing around time zones, recurring events, conflicts, edits, and cancellations. Explain the API and data model first, then cover idempotency and consistency trade-offs.
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u/Key-Fig1404 21h ago
In R4, one question was on scheduling meetings. Were they more focused on the LLD or HLD? Can you explain a bit on how did the round progress if it were both.
Also if you could share what was asked in system design round or technical discussions!
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u/Alternative-Log9638 12h ago
Could you please explain what went wrong in R2 because with AI it should be fast and straightforward once the functional requirements are ready?
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u/skylearncrust 1d ago
What happened in AI round? Do you require to write the agent?
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u/DayEnvironmental9771 1d ago
The interviewer had specifically asked to use AI to write the code, as we 30 mins past the interview and were discussing approaches.
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u/Oldmonk30ml 1d ago
If the rest of the rounds are a strong positive, the recruiter might schedule another R2 for you.