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Role: Software Development Engineer Internship

College: Not Specified (On-Campus)

Interview Date: October 2022 - April 2023

Interview Type: On-Campus/Internship

Result: Selected

Difficulty: Medium

Rounds: 3 rounds

Topics Asked: Data Structures (3-Sum, Stacks), Algorithms, OOPs, Sorting Techniques, Projects, DBMS (schema, SQL queries), HR questions

Experience:

LinkedIn visited the campus in October 2022 for the SDE Internship role, with resumes being filtered by the company.

Round 1: Coding Round (90 Mins)
This round included two medium-difficulty coding questions (one similar to 3-Sum, another related to stacks) and 10 MCQs primarily on Data Structures, OOPs, Sorting Techniques, and Algorithms. The candidate solved both coding questions and most MCQs.

Round 2: Technical Interview Round (1 hr)
Conducted on Zoom, this round started with introductions before moving to coding questions on Coderpad. The interviewer asked for the approach, code, and a dry run with a given test case. The candidate successfully solved the question despite initial nervousness.

Round 3: Host Manager Round (45 mins)
This Zoom call round involved introductions, followed by a deep dive into the candidate's projects. Questions covered "why" certain decisions were made, preferred tech stacks, and potential improvements. For a DBMS project, the interviewer asked about the schema and to perform a SQL query. The round concluded with questions about future plans and basic HR queries. The candidate received an offer in April 2023 for a Summer Intern position.