Freecharge

Role: SDE

College: Not Specified

Interview Date: June 2024

Interview Type: Full-Time

Result: Cleared

Difficulty: Not Specified

Rounds: 2 technical interviews

Topics Asked: JavaScript, React, Next.js

Experience:

The candidate, with 1.7 years of experience as an SDE, interviewed for a Software Engineer position at Freecharge in Gurgaon. The interview process consisted of two technical video interviews.

Technical Interview (Stage 1): This round lasted 1 hour and covered JavaScript and React. Questions included: Hoisting, differences between `let`, `var`, and `const`, Event Loop, Input/Output questions in JavaScript, React Hooks, differences between `useCallback`, `useMemo`, and `React.Memo`, Lifecycle methods, and why React is better than other frameworks.

Technical Interview (Stage 2): This round lasted 1 hour and 20 minutes, focusing on React and Next.js. Questions asked were: Create an Accordion in React, Input/Output questions in Javascript, React vs Next.js, and types of rendering in Next.js.

The candidate successfully cleared the interview. The interviewer was described as polite and helpful, providing hints when stuck. A tip for future interviews was to "Think twice before starting to code" and "Make a structure of steps which you are going to follow in system design interview before starting to code."