Frontend Interview Experience in Stable Money (SDE 2)

Overview

This document outlines the frontend interview experience for a Senior Software Engineer (SDE 2) position at Stable Money. The candidate participated in a screening round, which assessed their knowledge of core frontend principles.

Interview Rounds

The interview process began with a single screening round.

Screening Round

The screening round covered a range of frontend topics, including:

• State Machines: The candidate was asked to define state machines and provide frontend use cases.
• Closures: The interviewer inquired about closures in JavaScript and their practical applications.
• CSS Box Model: The candidate was questioned on how browsers calculate an element's width based on CSS properties.
• Form Submission: The interviewer asked how to submit a form without using JavaScript.
• State Management: The candidate was asked to provide examples of state management using URL query parameters.

Key Takeaways

The screening round emphasized a strong understanding of fundamental frontend concepts, including state management, JavaScript closures, CSS box model, and form handling. The candidate was not selected to move forward in the interview process.