Role: Software Engineer - Frontend
College: Not Specified
Interview Date: 2025-07-25
Interview Type: Full-Time
Result: Selected
Difficulty: Not Specified
Rounds: 6 rounds
Topics Asked: Behavioral, Data Structures, Algorithms, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, System Design, APIs, Database Design
Experience:
The candidate, a software engineer with 2.5 years of experience, was reached out to by a recruiter on LinkedIn. The entire process took around 45-60 days. Motive provided detailed documents before each interview, which was helpful for preparation.
- 1st Interview: Recruiters screening (45 mins) - This round primarily focused on the candidate's past experience and some behavioral questions.
- 2nd Interview: Coding round (60 mins) - The candidate had to solve two LeetCode medium problems. These were array-related questions. The interviewer also asked to optimize the solutions and find their complexities.
- 3rd Interview: Hiring Manager (60 mins) - This round was more domain-related. It included behavioral questions and discussions about the candidate's experience and projects.
- 4th Interview: Technical Deep Dive (90 mins) - This round involved questions related to HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, requiring a deep understanding of the concepts, especially JavaScript. The second part was a live coding round where the candidate had to debug a working React application and implement a feature.
- 5th Round: Systems Design (60 mins) - The candidate was asked to design a high-level architecture for a problem (an app), including designing APIs and the database.
- 6th Round: Top Grading Interview (45 mins) - This was a conversational interview with the Engineering Manager, including behavioral and technical questions.
Overall, the candidate found the experience worthwhile and learned a lot.