Process
Two days before the interview, I was sent a Merge Request to review. It's a simple Vue 2 app with an API call, some operations on the data, and conditionally rendering UI.
I was well prepared for the interview and did well in the interview. The same as mentioned for the other interviews in Glassdoor for FE, I did not know what went wrong.
I did improve the performance of the app by caching data in the component and reduced unnecessary API calls made. I also wrote decent HTML and CSS (used Flexbox for styling) and media queries for mobile layout.
What's surprising in the entire interview process is that the interviewer didn't ask any questions while I was coding. I kind of explained the decisions I made and why while coding.
Honestly, I don't know on what basis they are passing candidates in the tech interview, but it's a good style of interview as opposed to LeetCode style. But what I didn't like about the interviewer was not asking any questions, and I would love feedback from Gitlab. I have posted the questions they asked in the interview.
Questions
Do you have experience with Vue?
Were you able to pull the repo locally?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the GitLab Front End Engineer role in Canada.
Success Rate
GitLab's interview process for their Front End Engineer roles in Canada is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for GitLab's Front End Engineer interview process in Canada.
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