Over the past several months I interviewed with ~40 companies for Senior Frontend role
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About Me

  • 6.5+ years of experience as a Software Developer
  • Primarily worked with frontend technologies, with limited backend exposure
  • Interviewed with ~40+ companies over the past several months for senior frontend/fullstack roles (India + global)

Result: Received offers from MakeMyTrip, Agoda (Bangkok), and Conxai.

Sharing my interview outcomes and experiences below in case it helps others preparing for similar roles.

  • Apollo.io

    • Total 5 rounds; rejected in the 3rd round
    • 3rd round was a debugging round with 12 bugs to resolve
    • Fixed 10/12 with ~10 minutes remaining
    • Interviewer suggested wrapping up early; I asked since two bugs were still left
    • Eventually resolved the remaining two within time
    • Later received a rejection email
    • Asked multiple times for feedback but received no response

  • Sprinklr

    • Rejected in the 1st round
    • Approached by a third-party recruiter
    • Didn’t realize the company’s scale and did almost no preparation (my mistake)
    • Tried reconnecting again after 6 months but got no response

  • Red Hat

    • Completed all 3 rounds
    • Ghosted afterwards (no final update)

  • GanAI

    • Rejected after the 1st round

  • Agoda (Gurgaon)

    • Senior Fullstack role
    • Rejected in the 2nd round

  • Dunnhumby

    • Ghosted after Online Assessment

  • Turing

    • Ghosted after the 1st round

  • Rippling

    • Did not proceed beyond screening
    • Screening focused heavily on technical depth; process didn’t move forward

  • Certa.ai

    • Interview had frequent audio/voice issues
    • Questions unclear; needed repeated clarification
    • Ultimately rejected

  • D. E. Shaw India

    • Ghosted after Online Assessment
    • OA: one DSA solved fully, one partially

  • LoopHealth

    • Rejected after the 2nd round

  • Sumo Logic

    • Total 4 rounds
    • Rejected after 3rd (System Design)
    • Could have performed better

  • Twilio

    • Rejected after 2nd round (System Design)
    • Questions manageable; performance could have been better

  • Levels.fyi

    • 3 rounds + assignment (~1.5 days)
    • Rejected after full loop
    • Culture round felt brief / low interaction
    • Scheduled very early (5 AM)

  • Deel

    • Cleared OA and 1st round
    • Rejected after 1st round

  • Careem

    • First interview via third-party hiring company
    • Ghosted afterwards

  • Avoma

    • Did not proceed beyond screening
    • Recruiter asked very specific JS/library questions

  • Hinge Health

    • Rejected after OA
    • Simple frontend task with clear steps
    • Seemed to be a mismatch in expectations vs instructions
    • Shared screenshots for verification
    • Feedback: “we expect more from a senior engineer”

  • Shipsy

    • Ghosted after the 2nd round

  • Conxai

    • Received offer after 3 rounds

  • Zendesk

    • Completed 3 rounds with positive feedback
    • Final round expected after HM returned
    • Later informed position was closed

  • HighLevel

    • Rejected after 1st round
    • Asked to build a Next.js app
    • No prior Next.js experience

  • RingCentral

    • Completed all 4 rounds
    • Rejected at the end

  • Arcana

    • Ghosted after screening

  • Fluxon

    • Completed screening
    • HM didn’t proceed with profile

  • Platform9

    • Cleared OA and attended 1st round
    • Interview rescheduled twice last minute
    • Google Meet failed (global outage)
    • Zoom shared later; meeting ended early due to time limit
    • Rejoined but interviewer had left
    • Later rejected based on ~30 min interview (planned 1 hr)

  • Rakuten

    • Screening completed
    • Asked to reconnect after working somewhere for 6 months
    • Mentioned preference against recent 6+ month gap

  • Egnyte

    • Rejected after the 2nd round

  • PocketPills

    • Cleared OA and attended 1st round
    • Rejected after the 1st round

  • SiteRecon.ai

    • Withdrew after 1st interview due to location distance

  • MakeMyTrip

    • Received offer after 3 rounds

  • Agoda (Bangkok)

    • Applied again after 6-month cooling period
    • Received offer after 3 rounds

  • Aftershoot

    • Rejected after the 1st round

  • Amazon

    • Completed frontend OA (submitted both questions)
    • Ghosted afterwards

  • Scope3

    • Completed OA with positive recruiter feedback
    • Asked to schedule next interview
    • Suggested Monday due to other interviews
    • Later received rejection email

  • HackerRank

    • Rejected after OA
    • IDE issues during the test

  • NatWest

    • Rejected after OA
    • OA was Java-specific (outside expertise)

  • Medable

    • Ghosted after OA

  • Tekion

    • Resume shortlisted; invited to Bangalore hiring drive in 2 days
    • Couldn’t attend due to city/urgent commitments
    • Informed them; no further response

  • Straatix

    • Position put on hold after OA

  • AssetIntel

    • 1st round scheduled
    • Position went on hold before interview

  • Payoneer

    • Completed OA
    • No response afterwards (ghosted)

  • Dojo (London)

    • Did not pass third-party screening round

Takeaways

  • In many India-based interview loops, interviews often felt focused on identifying gaps or failure points, though I also had several positive experiences.
  • In overseas interview processes, interviewers seemed to emphasize overall knowledge, problem-solving approach, and communication more than trying to pinpoint specific weaknesses.
  • Also applied to companies like Adobe across 10+ positions, including referrals from managers/senior managers, but did not get shortlisted.
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