Front End Developer Interview Experience - San Jose, California
July 1, 2017
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Telephone screening round.
After that, a technical call.
Initial interview asks for basic questions like:
- Difference between call and apply
- What is stack and queue?
- How does a website work?
- Your background
- Why are you changing jobs?
Questions
Write an event handler in JS. What happens when you type a website address into a browser?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Box Front End Developer role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Box's interview process for their Front End Developer roles in San Jose, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Box's Front End Developer interview process in San Jose, California.
Box Work Experiences
5.0
It’s a comfort zone
Front End Developer • Current Employee
Taipei, Taiwan
June 15, 2021
Pros: It’s a comfortable zone for me.
Cons: Nothing bad, everything OK. I just want to find more challenges.
4.0
Decent Workplace with Room for Improvement
Engineering Manager • Current Employee
Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
October 18, 2025
Pros: Talented and collaborative teammates. Supportive immediate managers and approachable leadership.
Cons: Outdated tech stacks slow down development and innovation.
Overly complex and bureaucratic processes hinder productivity.
Limited focus on modern best practices such as CI/CD, cloud-native, and automated testing.
Slow decision-making and resistance to adopting new tools.
Technical debt makes projects harder to maintain.
5.0
Good Culture, Good Pay
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Redwood City, California, United States
September 20, 2025
Pros: - Good Culture
- Good Pay
- Good work hours
Cons: - Less opportunity to work on cutting-edge tech
- 5.0It’s a comfort zoneFront End Developer • Current EmployeeTaipei, TaiwanJune 15, 2021Pros: It’s a comfortable zone for me.Cons: Nothing bad, everything OK. I just want to find more challenges.
- 4.0Decent Workplace with Room for ImprovementEngineering Manager • Current EmployeeWarsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, PolandOctober 18, 2025Pros: Talented and collaborative teammates. Supportive immediate managers and approachable leadership.Cons: Outdated tech stacks slow down development and innovation. Overly complex and bureaucratic processes hinder productivity. Limited focus on modern best practices such as CI/CD, cloud-native, and automated testing. Slow decision-making and resistance to adopting new tools. Technical debt makes projects harder to maintain.
- 5.0Good Culture, Good PaySoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeRedwood City, California, United StatesSeptember 20, 2025Pros: - Good Culture - Good Pay - Good work hoursCons: - Less opportunity to work on cutting-edge tech
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