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      Frontend Developer Interview

      17 Feb 2020
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Tokyo
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at SmartNews (Tokyo) in Feb 2020

      Interview

      Went through an external recruiter via LinkedIn, took a Codility test (typical algorithm/ data structure type interview tests). Was advised by recruiter to practice before attempting the test, so spent a few days on Codility platform with their practice samples. Test took 2 hrs (2 questions), but 1 hr was more than sufficient to complete the test - difficulty was on par with codility practice questions, where there is a tendency to trick the test taker with edge cases (be careful about the input/output parameter ranges). Only received a reply 2 weeks after taking the test, there was no mention of how I did during the test, only that my resume indicated that I had not enough experience in front end development - This should have been indicated in the pre-screening and not after I have taken the test which had nothing to do with assessing my front-end skills.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Codility test, you can refer to the codility platform for practice examples, difficulty was similar.
      1 Answer
      6

      Other Frontend Developer interview reviews for SmartNews

      Frontend Developer Interview

      14 May 2021
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at SmartNews in May 2021

      Interview

      Overall interview was pretty straight forward. First I received a Codility online assessment. It was just basic algorithm questions. Then you get a "Frontend Specific Knowledge" interview and a "Frontend Specific Programming" interview. They will test you on your JavaScript skills. I mainly code using Angular so I don't actually know too in depth about JavaScript, so I was definitely not prepared. If your JavaScript knowledge/skills are good then you will be fine.

      Interview questions [8]

      Question 1

      What is the difference between rem and em
      Answer question

      Question 2

      Explain vw and vh and how to use them.
      Answer question

      Question 3

      Explain JavaScript main thread and worker threads. How do you communicate between main thread and worker threads? How can worker threads impact main thread?
      Answer question

      Question 4

      What causes memory leak in JavaScript and how to deal with them? How would you locate memory leaks in your code?
      Answer question

      Question 5

      If there is an infinite loop in JavaScript code, what will happen to the code and what will the user experience?
      Answer question

      Question 6

      If a JavaScript file is 10 MB, how much memory will it take up on user's computer when it's running?
      Answer question

      Question 7

      Coding: Fix a callback hell
      Answer question

      Question 8

      Coding: Implement your own EventEmitter using JavaScript (or TypeScript)
      Answer question
      13

      Frontend Developer Interview

      19 Mar 2020
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Tokyo
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at SmartNews (Tokyo)

      Interview

      1. Codility about data structure, quite easy 2. Tech interview this one is bit hard, and very nervous bcs we need to do it online. 3. System design interview, this one is fun, and I enjoy this system design interview

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      NDA but about algorithm and data structure
      1 Answer

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