Hey Guys,

I recently interviewed for the SE-2 (Frontend) role at Wayfair. I was reffered by an employee.

Round 1 - Hackerank test-

1. There was already code written for a timer with UI. There was one button to reset . The requirement was as soon as the page loads the timer should start and should reset if the button is clicked.

2. A very basic JS problem which just needed a single loop (Dont remember the exact question)

Got the call from the recruiter about a week later to schedule the interview.

Round 2 - Machine coding round

This round also had pre written code for a review page (page where users write review about the product)

task 1 -
There is a sort option for review based on - Latest , most liked etc and I had to implement the logic. The challenging part here was to use a useContext and reducer setup as store and to navigate among different files to make changes.

Task 2-

It was to improve the performance of the text area used to write review. initially they were updating store instantaneously when anything was being typed. Had to move it to state variable and update to store on only clicking the save button

Round 3- HLD

I was given the figma mock up for a product detail view page
(sample- Flipkart )

The interviewer was very interactive and we went through the component heirarchy , APIs used , optimisations etc.

I followed the Frontend Engineer model of system design and it went very well.

Round 4 - Mangerial round

Basic managerial round with focus on previous work and projects.
Few behavioural questions all standard related to complex technical problem faced, handling bad feedbacks etc

Round 5 - HR round

Similiar behavioural questions

Post this after about 2 weeks I got the verdict as selected.