I interviewed for a Staff Frontend Engineer role.

The process was quite lengthy, which should be expected for Staff+ levels:

• A couple of preliminary interviews (recruiter + hiring manager)
• 1 coding interview with a Staff engineer
• 1 system design interview with a Staff engineer
• 1 presentation with 3 Staff engineers
• 1 technical background discussion with a Staff engineer
• 1 hiring manager interview with an Engineering Director

After all these, the recruiter told me the outcome was positive and that they would extend an offer. I then had 2 team match interviews with 2 Engineering Managers so I could indicate which team I preferred joining.

Overall, the process took a month and a half (but it can probably be shorter depending on your availabilities). Everything was extremely transparent and clearly explained. The recruiter explained the purpose of each interview and what I should expect. Definitely a positive experience.

Coding and design are not too difficult, as long as you're correctly prepared, and there are countless online resources for this.

However, plan some time ahead to prepare the presentation and technical background interviews. Make sure to choose projects:

• that you know enough to go in-depth technically
• that are recent enough so you can answer questions without having to dig in your memories too much
• that have a relatable tech stack, so that the interviewer can easily find relevant questions.

One of the projects I chose didn't meet any of those criteria, and I did have a hard time keeping the interviewer engaged. I still passed, but in hindsight, I would choose something different.