Fast retailing

Role: Full Stack Engineer

College: Not Specified

Interview Date: Online Coding: July 30, 2023; Node JS Round: August 4, 2023; HR Round: August 4, 2023

Interview Type: On-Campus

Result: Rejected

Difficulty: Online Test: Difficult; Interview Rounds: Medium

Rounds: 3 rounds

Topics Asked: HTML, CSS, JS, React, Node, SQL, DSA (though not heavily asked in interviews), Backend Development, System Design, Behavioral

Experience:

This candidate applied for a Full Stack Engineer role through on-campus placements.

Round 1: Online Coding Interview (Duration: 105 minutes)

This round consisted of 3 coding problems. One was a Graph data-based problem. Two were technical questions where examples were shown first, and then the questions were given. The candidate found the numerical and aptitude tests in the initial online assessment to be "really difficult to solve under time constraint" and "not like the typical maths questions."

Round 2: Node JS Round (Duration: 30 minutes)

This round included 1 coding problem. The interviewer was a backend developer, and questions mainly focused on backend topics, which was not the candidate's strongest area.

Specific questions asked included: "what process take place when you enter a site url in browser and how is it displayed on your screen" and "How do you optimise your website."

Round 3: HR Round (Duration: 30 minutes)

This round focused on HR and behavioral questions.

Overall Experience:

The candidate felt the company did not manage the role interviews well, as interviewers sometimes focused on their own expertise rather than the candidate's applied role. For instance, a backend developer interviewer focused heavily on backend questions even if the candidate applied for a software engineer role. Some friends of the candidate reportedly only faced behavioral questions and no technical ones. The process was perceived as "luck based."

Tips and Suggestions:

• Do internships.
• Know your resume well.
• Know your project in depth.
• For big companies, focus more on DSA (Data Structures and Algorithms).