Hard problems, smart people, fast-moving - Software Engineer LinkedIn Employee Review

5.0
Feb 7, 2012
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Pros

* Very challenging work with our massive scale * Very smart co-workers to discuss ideas * Very willing to adopt new technologies and improve systems * While growing fast, you still have the opportunity to make a difference to the direction of products and features. * Work on features that almost everyone uses and knows about

Cons

* Legacy systems are hard to maintain, yet hard to remove at the same time * With our rapid growth, the release process is going through some serious growing pains

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5.0
Jul 1, 2026
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Pros

Great engineering culture, people first

Cons

Lately the product has stagnated and there's to many tech migrations

2.0
Jun 15, 2026
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Pros

Amazing perks and nice people. Perks: I was able to purchase new luggage with the help of some internal points for my performance. Unfortunately, I have not traveled since I left the company with the luggage. Travel also changed after I took the job and I was a global traveler.

Cons

I ended up quitting my job to look for a new job in 2024. The exit from the company was extremely poorly managed by my manager and the HR staff. I had a very difficult time networking after I left the job which is funny given that it is a social networking platform. I felt like there was still a presence from the company even after joining She Runs It, a third-party networking platform for women. I expected more from LinkedIn during my departure. I was unaware what impact working at this company could have on my career. They should really help their employees with their next role and applying as a lot of the applications occur on the platform. There was only an opportunity to interview and reach out to people that worked for LinkedIn at B2B, even though I have B2C experience. AI has really complicated the process as well with writing etc. since leaving.

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