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← Cerebras

Senior Frontend at Cerebras

FrontendSeniorWithdrew◆ Commonly asked· 2025

Senior frontend interview. Balanced across coding, design, and collaboration.

The loop · 6 rounds

01

Round 01 · 3 questions

DSA / Coding

Data structures & algorithms on a whiteboard or shared editor.

  • Clone a graph.
    SeniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #graph#dfs
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  • Subsets.
    SeniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #backtracking
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  • Find minimum in rotated sorted array.
    SeniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #binary-search
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02

Round 02 · 2 questions

Machine Coding

Build a working component or service under time pressure.

  • Build a toast / notification queue.
    SeniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #react#state
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  • Build a nested, collapsible comment thread.
    SeniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #react#recursion
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03

Round 03 · 2 questions

System Design

High-level architecture of a large-scale system.

  • Design a scalable frontend for an infinite feed (data, caching, rendering).
    SeniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #frontend#virtualization#cache
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  • Design a notification system (push/email/SMS).
    SeniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #queues#fanout
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04

Round 04 · 3 questions

Tech Deep-Dive

Deep questions on your core stack and fundamentals.

  • Explain prototypal inheritance.
    SeniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #javascript
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  • How do you optimize a slow React app? (profiling → fixes)
    SeniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #react#perf
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  • Explain the JS event loop: microtasks vs macrotasks.
    SeniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #javascript#event-loop
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05

Round 05 · 1 question

Hiring Manager

Scope, ownership, and role-fit discussion with the manager.

  • What is the biggest system you have designed, and why those choices?
    Senior◆ Commonly asked
    #architecture
06

Round 06 · 2 questions

Behavioral / HR

Values, collaboration, and past-experience (STAR) questions.

  • Describe working with an ambiguous or shifting requirement.
    Senior◆ Commonly asked
    #ambiguity#star
  • Describe a goal you set and how you achieved it.
    Senior◆ Commonly asked
    #ownership#star

Practice each round across every company

  • DSA / Coding
  • Machine Coding
  • System Design
  • Tech Deep-Dive
  • Hiring Manager
  • Behavioral / HR

◆ This experience is composed from commonly reported questions for this role and level. Real, individually-shared interviews will be layered in over time.