Common Scalable Concepts like DBs, Cache, Messaging Queue, etc., and Common Design Problems
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Batch Processing Systems
Batch Processing Concepts in-depth and Common Design Problems for FAANG+ interviews
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Stream Processing Systems
Case Studies: on APM, Social Connections, Netflix, Google Maps, Trending Topics, YouTube
Design real-time data-intensive applications like Google Maps, Netflix, etc.
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JavaScript Language and Libraries
What to expect in a FAANG front-end coding interview: Company-specific aspects
Challenging JS coding problems: Behavior and usage of "this" keyword. How to bind a function's scope. Arrow functions vs. binding
Limiting the scope of variables (a commonly tested concept in interviews). Patterns for creating "private" variables
Use built-in JavaScript data structures to solve problems in a time-constrained interview setting. Explain trade-offs between using object literals, maps, sets, and arrays
Strategies to solve important problems involving concepts such as currying and callbacks
Popular FAANG interview questions on writing code that runs asynchronously, with and without promises
Frequently asked coding problems:
Existential get() operation using string key
Write a function that, until all N arguments are provided, returns a function for consuming more arguments (currying example)
Memoization of an async function
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UI and DOM
A structured approach to identifying and solving complex problems that require a combination of HTML, CSS, and JS knowledge (frequently asked in Front-end interviews)
How to handle unique UI challenges posed in FAANG interviews by setting up reusable UI components
How to consistently position items on the page or within a relative parent (an important skill for UI Developers)
Strategies to solve problems using modern JavaScript. Connect the code to the UI elements
Tips to efficiently design and code UI elements like Dropdowns, Tooltip, Progress Button, etc
Comprehensive guidelines on managing requirements of design-centric problems
Questions on using Flexbox to quickly solve complex design challenges
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Front-end System Design
​​Design complex/large-scale Front-end Systems like Netflix, FB home page, Infinite Scroller, Instagram, etc
Popular FAANG interview question on designing a redux-like state management system from scratch
Design and build reusable UI Components: How common components system work
How to think, act and articulate like a Front-end architect and tech lead, displaying senior+ signals in System Design interviews using methodical and structured interview strategy
Evaluate options, perform trade-offs, and analyze the business impact of modern web development frameworks:
Essential understanding of popular UI libraries and frameworks such as React, Angular, etc
Portability across frameworks, platforms, devices
How to manage the state of a UI application (a demonstration of how to approach programming questions in the UI system design domain)
Design a common components library such as Bootstrap
Design a UI component SDK (a common theme in Front-end System Design interviews)
Industry trends within Front-end engineering and surrounding domains (AI/ML)
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Patterns, Tools, and Techniques
Non-trivial questions on Front-end fundamentals such as explaining the differences and trade-offs between several "A or B" techniques:
== vs. === and when to use each
Classical vs. prototypal inheritance
Functional programming vs. OOP
Storage: Cookies vs. localStorage vs. sessionStorage
How to implement solutions on top of an existing code solution that takes their score from 4 to 5:
Accounting for internationalization
Keyboard events and accessibility
Advanced CSS techniques: Positioning with translate and media queries
Front-End Engineering Interview Process at Tier-1 Companies
We prepare you for all stages of a typical Front-end Engineering interview process at FAANG and Tier-1 companies.
Initial Technical Screening
Coding problem round (easy/medium-level problems on Leetcode)
Past front-end project discussion (questions on JS language and its libraries, DOM)
Behavioral Round
Questions related to your job experience
Discussions on past projects
Open-ended questions to gauge if you're a "good fit”
Onsite (4-6 Rounds)
1-2 DSA Coding Rounds: Some companies prefer coding in JS in these rounds
1 Scalable System Design Round: Front-end-focused questions
Front-end System Design Round (only for >5 years of experience): Solution is evaluated on performance, accessibility, and modularity
1 Round of Core Front-end: Medium/High difficulty (only for < 5 years of experience)
Front-End Fundamentals Round: Knowledge of JS language and libraries, DOM, etc. is tested (problems must be solved using JS, without the assistance of any frameworks like React)
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