I applied through an employee referral. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at LinkedIn (Sunnyvale, CA) in Jan 2017
Interview
Phone interview followed by onsite (7 rounds). Had a first phone screen with a manager. Questions revolved around SQL, probability and statistics. The recruiter was non-responsive and I had to write multiple emails and even call to move the process forward. I was initially considered for a different team and then was interviewed for a different team which felt that my technical background wasn't a good fit. I am sad that I wasted 5 hours in interviewing with such a company. I used to be a premium member, but I was so pissed off that I have cancelled my membership. It probably doesn't matter to the company but LinkedIn, you just lost another paid subscriber.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions mostly ranged around product metrics and analytics cases.
I applied online, got contacted for a 30-min HR screen call, then proceeded to a 1-hour Technical screen round. All the interviewers are very nice and professional. I did not pass the Technical round, because the role has much higher technical requirements than my skillsets. Technical screen includes 50% Python coding a Leetcode medium problem, 25% stats/experiment questions, 25% general ML questions. HR followed up with results in a personalized email and encouraged to reapply in the future.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Experiment design question related to Simpson paradox
What are some ways to deal with class imbalance? pros and cons for each
Very clear and straight forward, but maybe a bit too broad. Would be better to be more focused on the area of expertise. Coding questions don't really make much sense for data scientists anymore, basic level yes but not hard coding questions.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at LinkedIn in Mar 2022
Interview
Phone screen + Onsite
Onsite has 5 rounds
HM
SQL + PYTHON
Data storytelling
Math
Case (Problem Solving + A/B testing)
The interview process going fluently and all interviewers show their professional. They are giving you positive feedbacks while your interviewing and encourage you to think more broadly. I feel they even want me to be in the company more than myself.
Didn't pass data storytelling round, all other rounds has a strong yes.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Stats/Prob+Linear regression+data story telling+A/B Testing+SQL/Python+Problem Solving case