I applied for a Frontend role and had an initial 30-minute discussion with HR over Zoom/Meet. After that, there was a DSA knockout round, which I cleared. Following this, three interviews were scheduled: two technical rounds and one managerial/behavioral round. The technical interviews were quite unique—focused on areas not typically asked in frontend interviews. They required fast problem-solving, strong familiarity with DOM APIs, and handling grid-based calculations. These are definitely areas that need specific practice. The final round went average. I was able to discuss a partial solution, but due to time constraints, I couldn't fully complete it. I was eventually rejected. I felt I performed well enough to move forward, but it seems every round needed to be near-perfect to progress.

30 min initial screening call with recruiter. 1 hour basic coding screening test. Then 3 interviews in a day that included 1 hour coding test, 1 hour system design test, and 1 hour behavioral interview, each one with a different set of people. Almost everyone was punctual and cordial but I don't think the system design test was executed in a way that could give any candidate a fair evaluation. I had a workable MVP for the question that was asked of me but didn't get a chance to develop it in time as I kept being interrupted by the interviewer asking me deep dive questions about what I was putting on the whiteboard. Got feedback from the recruiter who told me I did well in all the rounds except the system design and they thus decided not to proceed with my application.