LinkedIn Engineering Manager Interview Questions

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  • LinkedIn logoAsked at LinkedIn 
    Video answer for 'What's your favorite product and why?'
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    "Clarify "What do you mean by favorite product? Are you thinking specifically hardware, software, or a feature within those, or something non-electronic? Dealer's Choice. "Are you asking why I love this product, or to explain why this product is a market leader independent of how i feel about it? Talk about why YOU love this product. Rephrase Question With all that in mind, i want to rephrase the question. "What is your favorite software product and what features in this product"

    Tim W. - "Clarify "What do you mean by favorite product? Are you thinking specifically hardware, software, or a feature within those, or something non-electronic? Dealer's Choice. "Are you asking why I love this product, or to explain why this product is a market leader independent of how i feel about it? Talk about why YOU love this product. Rephrase Question With all that in mind, i want to rephrase the question. "What is your favorite software product and what features in this product"See full answer

    Engineering Manager
    Product Design
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  • LinkedIn logoAsked at LinkedIn 

    "Requirements and Goals Primary Goal:Store key-value pairs in a cache with efficient access (reads/writes). Evict items based on a certain “rank,” which might reflect popularity, frequency, or custom ranking logic. Functional Requirements:Put(key, value, rank): Insert or update a key with the given value and rank. Get(key): Retrieve the value associated with the key if it exists. Evict(): If the cache is at capacity, evict the item with the lowest rank (or according"

    Alvis F. - "Requirements and Goals Primary Goal:Store key-value pairs in a cache with efficient access (reads/writes). Evict items based on a certain “rank,” which might reflect popularity, frequency, or custom ranking logic. Functional Requirements:Put(key, value, rank): Insert or update a key with the given value and rank. Get(key): Retrieve the value associated with the key if it exists. Evict(): If the cache is at capacity, evict the item with the lowest rank (or according"See full answer

    Engineering Manager
    Coding
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  • LinkedIn logoAsked at LinkedIn 
    Video answer for 'Tell me about yourself.'
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    "As you know, this is the most important question for any interview. Here is a structure I like to follow, Start with 'I'm currently a SDE/PM/TPM etc with XYZ company.... ' Mention how you got into PM/TPM/SDE field (explaining your journey) Mention 1 or 2 accomplishments Mention what you do outside work (blogging, volunteer etc) Share why are you looking for a new role Ask the interviewer if they have any questions or will like to dive deep into any of your experience"

    Bipin R. - "As you know, this is the most important question for any interview. Here is a structure I like to follow, Start with 'I'm currently a SDE/PM/TPM etc with XYZ company.... ' Mention how you got into PM/TPM/SDE field (explaining your journey) Mention 1 or 2 accomplishments Mention what you do outside work (blogging, volunteer etc) Share why are you looking for a new role Ask the interviewer if they have any questions or will like to dive deep into any of your experience"See full answer

    Engineering Manager
    Behavioral
    +10 more
  • LinkedIn logoAsked at LinkedIn 
    Video answer for 'How do you prioritize features for your engineering team?'

    "A mature manager. Great conversational answer. I wish more sessions with him"

    LateArriver - "A mature manager. Great conversational answer. I wish more sessions with him"See full answer

    Engineering Manager
    Behavioral
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