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LinkedIn Software Engineer Interview: Notification-service design and an accepted offer

LinkedInSoftware Engineer · Technical Screen · Jun 2026

About a week after a recruiter call, I had a technical screen that surprised me with its intensity. It ran about 45 minutes and combined behavioral and technical questions. The technical work leaned toward system design: I had to reason through a notification-delivery service, including reliability and scaling, rather than just draw a high-level picture. The later interviews stayed rigorous, with…

Shared by a candidate · reported Jun 2026. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.