role: SWE(IC2)
location: bay area
time: oct 2025

HR call

why linkedin? what are you looking for in the next role?

technical screen

1. cs fundamentals, stack vs heap in memory? process vs thread?
2. nested list weight sum II

virtual onsite

1. coding 1

1. roman to integer & integer to roman
2. permutations, ask for optimal space

2. coding 2

1. max consecutive ones iii, followed up for circular arrays, and when 0's are negative values
2. topological sort

3. system design

metrics aggregating & querying & graphing & alarming system

4. host manager

standard BQs, most challenging project, how did you overcome it

overall experience is good, HR is ok responsive. got rejected after 1.5 weeks with feedback. they seem to be quite selective, need to perfectly clear all rounds to be moved forward.