LinkedIn interview questions. 40 from past candidates.
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[01] BY THE NUMBERS
Headline facts before you prep.
Pulled straight from LinkedIn's career page and public data sources. Linked figures open their source or a fuller breakdown.
Full LinkedIn company profile[03] REAL QUESTIONS
Reported by people who interviewed at LinkedIn.
40 questions sourced directly from candidates on Reddit, Blind, Glassdoor, and Scoutify user reports.
Product Management
11 questions · all reported by candidates
Product Management
11 questions · all reported by candidatesDesign a LinkedIn for blue collar workers.
How would you improve Spotify?
Design a communication app for children.
Design a product for parenting.
Tell me about a time when you questioned the status quo.
How would you prioritize multiple requests from different teams?
Design a travel product for Instagram.
What should LinkedIn build next?
How would you improve LinkedIn Messaging?
Should LinkedIn acquire Discord? Why or why not?
Design a product for job search on Facebook.
TPM
3 questions · all reported by candidates
TPM
3 questions · all reported by candidatesEngineering Manager
2 questions · all reported by candidates
Engineering Manager
2 questions · all reported by candidatesOther Roles
24 questions · all reported by candidates
Other Roles
24 questions · all reported by candidatesHow would you measure success for LinkedIn events?
How would you improve Headspace?
Design a product that encourages voting.
What happens behind the scenes when you visit a Bitly URL in your web browser?
If LinkedIn messages are down, how would you identify the cause?
What are your two greatest strengths and biggest weaknesses?
How would you grow LinkedIn's student user base?
Should Airbnb enter the furniture space?
As a PM focusing on international markets, how would you determine the best markets to pursue?
What features would you build to grow LinkedIn Premium subscriptions?
How would you improve LinkedIn's onboarding flow?
What feature would you develop to increase engagement on the LinkedIn newsfeed?
Choose one LinkedIn product you want to work on and describe how you would improve it.
Tell me about how you measured the success of a product you worked on.
Design the end-to-end user onboarding for an app.
Should LinkedIn introduce a video conferencing platform?
Why did Facebook buy Instagram?
Should LinkedIn launch a separate messaging app?
Tell me about experimentations you've conducted on a previous product.
What kind of people do you enjoy working with?
Design a furniture product for Airbnb.
What would you do if your VP of product proposes launching a separate LinkedIn messenger app?
What domain-specific technical challenges have you encountered during program execution, and how did you solve them?
How would you respond to competitors building many new features?
How to answer these: the STAR method
Use the STAR method: describe the Situation, the Task you faced, the specific Action you took, and the measurable Result. Aim for 60-90 seconds with one concrete metric. Practice it out loud before the interview so it flows naturally; the same structure works for every question above.
[04] CODING PRACTICE
LeetCode tagged for LinkedIn.
The 15 highest-frequency problems candidates report being asked in LinkedIn loops, pulled from the public company-wise question bank.
Medium
Why it appearsPulled from the public company-wise question bank, with a frequency score of 6.1 for LinkedIn. Acceptance rate 52.3% on LeetCode.
Open problem #244 on LeetCodeMedium
Why it appearsPulled from the public company-wise question bank, with a frequency score of 5.9 for LinkedIn. Acceptance rate 62.8% on LeetCode.
Open problem #364 on LeetCodeEasy
What it testsArrays + hashing, Systems design
Why it appearsPulled from the public company-wise question bank, with a frequency score of 5.3 for LinkedIn. Acceptance rate 33.5% on LeetCode.
Open problem #170 on LeetCodeEasy
Why it appearsPulled from the public company-wise question bank, with a frequency score of 4.8 for LinkedIn. Acceptance rate 74.0% on LeetCode.
Open problem #339 on LeetCodeHard
What it testsTrees, Binary search
Why it appearsPulled from the public company-wise question bank, with a frequency score of 4.7 for LinkedIn. Acceptance rate 50.5% on LeetCode.
Open problem #272 on LeetCodeMedium
What it testsTrees
Why it appearsPulled from the public company-wise question bank, with a frequency score of 4.7 for LinkedIn. Acceptance rate 55.0% on LeetCode.
Open problem #156 on LeetCodeEasy
What it testsStacks
Why it appearsPulled from the public company-wise question bank, with a frequency score of 4.2 for LinkedIn. Acceptance rate 42.6% on LeetCode.
Open problem #716 on LeetCodeMedium
What it testsBacktracking
Why it appearsPulled from the public company-wise question bank, with a frequency score of 4.0 for LinkedIn. Acceptance rate 46.7% on LeetCode.
Open problem #254 on LeetCodeEasy
Why it appearsPulled from the public company-wise question bank, with a frequency score of 4.0 for LinkedIn. Acceptance rate 61.0% on LeetCode.
Open problem #243 on LeetCodeMedium
What it testsTrees
Why it appearsPulled from the public company-wise question bank, with a frequency score of 3.9 for LinkedIn. Acceptance rate 70.6% on LeetCode.
Open problem #366 on LeetCodeEasy
Why it appearsPulled from the public company-wise question bank, with a frequency score of 3.8 for LinkedIn. Acceptance rate 52.1% on LeetCode.
Open problem #256 on LeetCodeHard
Why it appearsPulled from the public company-wise question bank, with a frequency score of 3.6 for LinkedIn. Acceptance rate 44.6% on LeetCode.
Open problem #265 on LeetCodeHard
Why it appearsPulled from the public company-wise question bank, with a frequency score of 3.6 for LinkedIn. Acceptance rate 16.9% on LeetCode.
Open problem #149 on LeetCodeHard
Why it appearsPulled from the public company-wise question bank, with a frequency score of 3.5 for LinkedIn. Acceptance rate 15.3% on LeetCode.
Open problem #65 on LeetCodeEasy
Why it appearsPulled from the public company-wise question bank, with a frequency score of 3.4 for LinkedIn. Acceptance rate 31.6% on LeetCode.
Open problem #605 on LeetCode[05] SALARY SNAPSHOT
Know the bands before the loop.
Median total compensation at LinkedIn by level, as reported by employees on Levels.fyi. Worth knowing before the recruiter asks about expectations.
Data Scientist
Source: Levels.fyi| Level | Total | Base | N |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data Scientist | $204K | $151K | 19 |
| Senior Data Scientist | $290K | $200K | 12 |
| Staff Data Scientist | $355K | $231K | 9 |
Product Designer
Source: Levels.fyi| Level | Total | Base | N |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associate User Experience Designer (UED) | $179K | $126K | 9 |
| UED | $216K | $161K | 19 |
| Senior UED | $279K | $209K | 14 |
| Staff UED | $365K | $216K | 15 |
| Principal UED | $517K | $239K | 9 |
Source: Levels.fyi · median of reported samples · N = sample count
Full compensation breakdown on the LinkedIn company page[06] AFTER YOU APPLY
What happens after you hit submit.
Scoutify sent 72 applications to LinkedIn for 21 users in the last 12 months, then watched what came back. Not survey answers; observed outcomes.
Get a screen
0%
share of applications
Reach an interview
0%
share of applications
Median cycle length (apply to terminal outcome): 2 days.
Based on 72 applications from 21 Scoutify users · last 12 months
[07] APPLY LOGISTICS
Applications go through Smartrecruiters.
LinkedIn runs hiring on Smartrecruiters, so the application form is hosted there. Keep your contact details and work history consistent with your resume.
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[08] FAQ
Questions candidates ask about LinkedIn interviews.
These answers draw on current listings and the available sources for LinkedIn.
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[09] MORE INTERVIEW PREP
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