Front End Engineer Interview Experience - Sunnyvale, California
Process
The interview process consisted of one technical phone screen, followed by an onsite interview with four rounds.
Not everyone on the interview panel was pleasant.
One person seemed indifferent to what was being said (he kept working on his laptop).
The other person was rude and difficult to talk to.
Overall, it was an OK experience.
Questions
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Find the longest string in an array of heterogeneous elements. What if the array has sub-arrays?
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Basics about XSS attacks, performance, and CORS.
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Design a color-picker. Input: red, green, blue values (0-255). Output: color.
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Tab design. How would you design it without JavaScript? What changes would you make to the structure?
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Anagrams and sorting algorithms.
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Given input 'aBsrTdA', output 'ABT'. Return a string (sorted) constructed from uppercase letters.
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How do you determine if one array is a rotated version of another array?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 5 interview experiences for the Yahoo Front End Engineer role in Sunnyvale, California.
Success Rate
Yahoo's interview process for their Front End Engineer roles in Sunnyvale, California is on the easier side as most engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Yahoo's Front End Engineer interview process in Sunnyvale, California.
Yahoo Work Experiences
- 4.0I enjoyed my time as a Yahoo contractor.Front End Engineer • Former EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesSeptember 5, 2013Pros: Great work environment, among peers committed to the company's success.Cons: Lack of focus and clear direction.
- 4.0Where are we going?Front End Engineer • Current EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesMay 17, 2012Pros: You are allowed to figure out your own ideal balance between work and play. Hours are very flexible, time off is generous. Work early or late as you prefer. Many work from home.Cons: Poor direction. The last few years have seen projects released with no follow-up or maintenance. Other projects were restarted several times or cancelled close to release. There is no clear plan of attack for Yahoo's comeback. Subsequently, we have lost almost all the "big name" web devs who used to be a selling point to incoming engineers.
- 3.0Turbulent times, good people.Front End Engineer • Current EmployeeLos Angeles, California, United StatesFebruary 18, 2016Pros: Engineers are intelligent, hard-working, and experienced. Lots of resources are available to employees, and the free food is great. On large products, your work will be seen by millions of people.Cons: Stock price continues to be unspectacular, and the murky outlook makes it dangerous to join now. Six months from now, the situation will either be much better or much worse, but will probably at least be clarified.
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