LinkedIn Interview Questions

Khushbu R. - "General Approach (using Max-Heap) Use a max-heap (priority queue) of size k. For each point: Compute the distance to P. Push it into the heap. If heap size > k, remove the farthest point. The heap will contain the k closest points to P. import java.util.*; public class KClosestPoints { static class Point { int x, y; public Point(int x, int y) { this.x = x; this.y = y; } // Euclidean distance squared (no need to take square root) p"See full answer

Adaneir W. - "Assumptions: LinkedIn: LinkedIn's goal is to sell premium to candidates and companies that recruit. It aims to have the largest number of qualified professionals in creative intellectual professions, who spend time on the platform and share content. LinkedIn's strategic direction:grow the Talent pool, encourage the Talent pool to better qualify themselves, to facilitate Talent search by recruiters in return, the more recruiters on LinkedIn, the more they can sell premium to talents who are"See full answer

Tiago R. - "function isValid(s) { const stack = []; for (let i=0; i < s.length; i++) { const char = s.charAt(i); if (['(', '{', '['].includes(char)) { stack.push(char); } else { const top = stack.pop(); if ((char === ')' && top !== '(') || (char === '}' && top !== '{') || (char === ']' && top !== '[')) { return false; } } } return stack.length === 0"See full answer

Anonymous Boa - "Clarifying questions: what exactly do we mean by travel product? Travel recommendation. Travel bookings( airlines/hotels) Itinerary planning etc. Is it going to be a completely new digital product or an extension of instagram? Assuming travel product here means recommendations/bookings, and it going to be an extension within instagram, lets dwell further: Meta's vision: To make the world a closer place by offering connections; build communities. Instagram's mission: To capture , c"See full answer

Sneha S. - "Clarifying Questions Candidate : What is the objective we want to achieve? Interviewer : Enhance User Experience, User Engagement and add value Candidate : What platform are we looking at Mobile App or Desktop? Interviewer : Platform independent Candidate : Have we conducted any product discovery experiments at this point? Interviewer : Not yet Candidate : Can we assume the new features will cater to all professionals across different industries? Interviewer : Yes Candidate : A"See full answer

Rahul J. - "Clarifying questions Target market: parents Geo: USA Key value proposition: help people in parenting Target market assessment Reach: Every year, millions of people become parents and they need to take majority of decisions for their children till the child is 18. Frequency: The decision making and guidance is needed on almost every aspect of the child's life - so the frequency is high Importance: Making decision and managing children is one of the most important aspect of people"See full answer

Will I. - "Is it bad to get the answer a different way? Will they mark that as not knowing Bayes Theorem or just correct as it is an easier way to get the answer? The way I went is to look at what happens when the factory makes 100 light bulbs. Machine A makes 60 of which 3 are faulty, Machine B makes 40 of which 1.2 are faulty. Therefore the pool of faulty lightbulbs is 3/4.2 = 5/7 from machine A and 1.2/4.2 = 3/7 from Machine B."See full answer

Dinesh K. - "i dont know"See full answer

Dan D. - "It would be nice if the final Google Docs link can be shared somewhere, so we can access it for reference with ease."See full answer

Arthur Y. - "Clarifying Questions: By “down”, do we mean creation of messages (activation), engagement, or both? My assumed answer: engagement How are “messages” defined? Is it comments to posts, DMs, or posts themselves? My assumed answer: DMs How is engagement of DMs defined? Is it by number of DMs viewed, created, replied to? My assumed answer: all of that Quick Product Strategy Discussion: Why messaging is important to LinkedIn LinkedIn’s mission is"See full answer

Prerak B. - "Would like to ask some clarifying questions: Is it a digital product? Yes? Application or website? Geography we are targeting? Assuming it is an app. Are we a new company or startup? Do we have any tie ups with other companies to reach a wider audience? Assuming I am the product manager of this application – goal of the application is to encourage voting more questions: Are we in the election year? Nearing the voting phase? If yes, then it will be easier for us to get users fo"See full answer

Rick E. - " from typing import List def getnumberof_islands(binaryMatrix: List[List[int]]) -> int: if not binaryMatrix: return 0 rows = len(binaryMatrix) cols = len(binaryMatrix[0]) islands = 0 for r in range(rows): for c in range(cols): if binaryMatrixr == 1: islands += 1 dfs(binaryMatrix, r, c) return islands def dfs(grid, r, c): if ( r = len(grid) "See full answer

Ankit J. - "Clarifying questions: What is the motivation for Airbnb to consider entering furniture space? Assumption: Data suggests the quality & type of furniture has a direct impact on guests’ Airbnb experience. Many hosts are also converting their Airbnb’s into full-time businesses, so there is a revenue opportunity here while improving the experience. Is Airbnb looking to feature furniture listings on Airbnb.com? It’s still TBD. We want to know if it’s a good idea first. Are there any other g"See full answer

Joel A. - "Clarify: User experience improvements or revenue based improvements for the company? (Assumed UX) Can it be hardware or must it be software? (assumed I have the choice) Position: My favorite product is Airbnb. It's an app that let's people list their home for short term rental and then let's guests book those homes (or rooms) to stay in. It's used primarily for vacations but people all over the world now use it for business or even longer term stays. It's idea was pretty revolutionary a"See full answer

Tamil selvan R. - "May I know which tool is being used to draw flow diagram?"See full answer

Mallikarjun B. - "I consider my greatest strengths to be my inquisitive nature and my ability to empathize with users. My inquisitiveness drives me to question and challenge the status quo, constantly seeking new perspectives and innovative approaches. I find inspiration in observing advertisements, analyzing their plots, and connecting them to the products being advertised. This curiosity fuels my creativity and pushes me to think outside the box. Furthermore, my empathetic nature plays a vital role in my desig"See full answer