Reddit Experience · Jan 2026

Interview Experience: 6-Round Full-Stack Senior Software Engineer LinkedIn

Frontend System Design Senior Hard
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haring a recent full-stack senior-level interview experience at LinkedIn, which may help others preparing for similar roles. The process consisted of 6 rounds, covering both frontend and backe

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haring a recent full-stack senior-level interview experience at LinkedIn, which may help others preparing for similar roles. The process consisted of 6 rounds, covering both frontend and backend depth: 1. Screening DSA with small question on system design 2. Machine Coding Design a entire E2E application UI and backend 3. Hiring Manager Round Conversation around real production problems, decision-making, and impact ownership. 4. JS Javascript question related to mixin, class, prototype, event loop etc 5. DSA Leetcode medium to hard 6. System Design Designing scalable systems, API contracts, data modeling, and trade-off analysis (latency, consistency, cost). # Posting this to give back to the community, as many discussions and shared resources here helped shape my preparation. Happy to answer questions about preparation strategy or any specific round.

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