I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Linden Lab (Davis, CA) in Apr 2008
Interview
The interviews were fun in most cases. I was able to talk to quite a few really smart and interesting people. The frustrating part was that I had to go through 1:1 interviews with 7 people, 6 on the same day. That seemed kind of excessive.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
An abstract question about ways to simulate behavior of workers who move stools around a workspace in some controlled way, and what the expected results would be.
The process took 5 months. I interviewed at Linden Lab in Jan 2009
Interview
It is a very lengthy interview process. They have you meet many people from multiple departments that you may not be dealing with directly in your actual job. My experience may have been longer than most, but be prepared for at least 4 or 5 interviews. Most of the interviews occur in SL. Your ability to navigate in SL may help you make a better impression but is not critical for your interview. Definitely try to understand who is interviewing you and what their relationship would be to you if you were hired so that you can answer with that in mind. They seem to touch on how well your experiences prepare you to operate in this fairly non-structured environment and succeed. If they are hiring for leadership, you may be asked how you would attempt to change the environment and why you think your approach would be successful.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What makes you passionate about virtual worlds? Why Linden Lab?
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Linden Lab (San Francisco, CA) in Oct 2009
Interview
very positive, with one conspicuous exception (initial telephone screening w/ HR manager--it was obvious that he had a few dozen telephone interviews just like this one to make that day). The people are very bright and obviously enjoy their work and work very hard. They are, of course looking for those attributes but also for "decency"--character is clearly important to them.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What factors would you consider when evaluating various web development frameworks--i.e., what makes one better than another?