DocuSign

Role: Front-End Developer (React)

College: Not Specified

Interview Date: November 20, 2023 – December 22, 2023

Interview Type: Full-Time

Result: Position Repurposed (Closed)

Difficulty: Easy (LeetCode for phone interview), others not specified

Rounds: Recruiter Call, Phone Interview, Virtual On-Site (4 rounds)

Topics Asked: React, JavaScript, State Management, Hooks, Component Lifecycle, LeetCode, Application Design (Low-Level Frontend), Behavioral (Collaboration, Ownership, Obstacles, Strategic Thinking)

Experience:

The candidate applied for a Front-End Developer position on LinkedIn with a referral. After applying, they received an email for a 30-minute recruiter call.

Recruiter Call (30 mins)
The recruiter focused on the candidate's background, their knowledge about DocuSign, interest in the position, and how they knew the referrer. Compensation was not discussed.

Phone Interview (1 hour)
Conducted on HackerRank, this round was solely focused on the front-end aspect, requiring coding in React with JavaScript. An easy LeetCode question was also asked. The interviewer was described as friendly.

Virtual On-Site Interview (4 rounds)
1. Coding - Frontend Competency (60 mins): A front-end focused coding question was given to be solved in 60 minutes.
2. Application Design (60 mins): This was a detailed technical design (low-level design) round with a scenario for front-end application design. It focused on front-end knowledge, with less emphasis on the backend.
3. Hiring Manager (60 mins): Not explicitly detailed in the provided snippet beyond being a round.
4. Cross Team Collaboration (30 mins): This round focused on how the candidate partners with cross-functional teams (Product, Design, Ops, QA), how strategic things are accomplished, balancing short-term and long-term objectives, and examples of ownership or handling obstacles. The interviewer in this round seemed confused about the short time allocated.

Ultimately, the position for which the interview process took almost two months was repurposed (closed), which was disheartening for the candidate.