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Frontend Engineer
Spinny
3 rounds | 4 Coding
problems
Selected Interview preparation journey
Preparation
Duration: 4 months
Topics: Javascript, CSS, React.js, Data Structures, Algorithms, Frontend System Design, Networking
Tip 1 : Better to study half hour daily for a week than 4 hours in a single day
Tip 2 : Apply the concepts learned in a practical throwaway project (use codesandbox, codepen, etc)
Tip 3 : You can never cover everything so find out topics/concepts mostly asked in interviews and be thorough with them before moving to anything else
Application process
Where: Linkedin
Eligibility: 1 - 3 year experience required
Tip 1: Use buzzwords in your resume that it can be picked up easily
Tip 2: Tailor your resume according to the role you're applying for, don't put unnecessary skills
Tip 3: Put it in a single page only
Interview rounds
01
Round
Medium
Video Call
Duration60 minutes
Interview date26 Sep 2022
Coding problem2
Environment - A Live IDE with video call embedded into it
Timing - Afternoon
1. Technical question
Create a typeahead search bar which gives suggestions as we type in it.
Problem approach
1. Create the basic structure using HTML
2. Brought in functionality of making an API call for suggestions every time a the search bar gets updated with the a letter.
3. Optimised the number of network calls by using a debounced function.
2. Technical question
What are closures and it's limitations and benefits with an example.
Problem approach
Tip 1: Read through Javascript.info
Tip 2: Watch any javascript playlist on youtube
02
Round
Hard
Video Call
Duration90 minutes
Interview date29 Sep 2022
Coding problem1
Timing - Afternoon
Environment - google meet with screen sharing on codesandbox
1. Technical question
Given an API which gives a json in response, print that api in the webpage with indentation.
Problem approach
Step 1: Make the API call and store the result as an Object in Javascript
Step 2: Create a recursive function which takes in that object and prints HTML code
Step 3: Separate out recursively calling data (Objects and Arrays) from non-recrusive data (numbers, strings,etc)
Step 4: Take care of indentation at each recursive call
03
Round
Medium
HR Round
Duration30 minutes
Interview date30 Sep 2022
Coding problem1
Timing - 7 in the evening
It was with the CTO
1. Basic HR Questions
Any project that i built which was challenging and why ?
Why do i want to switch ?
Problem approach
Tip 1: Use the Star method for behavioural questions
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Skill covered: Programming
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