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← Cohere

New Grad / Junior Frontend at Cohere

FrontendNew Grad / JuniorRejected◆ Commonly asked· 2025

A junior frontend loop. Fundamentals mattered as much as getting to an answer.

The loop · 5 rounds

01

Round 01 · 1 question

Online Assessment

Timed online coding / aptitude screen, usually the first filter.

  • Merge overlapping meeting intervals from a calendar.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #intervals#sorting
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
02

Round 02 · 3 questions

DSA / Coding

Data structures & algorithms on a whiteboard or shared editor.

  • Regular expression matching.
    New Grad / JuniorHard◆ Commonly asked
    #dp#string
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Daily temperatures.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #stack#monotonic-stack
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Kth smallest element in a BST.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #tree#bst
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
03

Round 03 · 2 questions

Machine Coding

Build a working component or service under time pressure.

  • Build an accessible accordion with single/multi open.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #react#a11y
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Build a star-rating component (controlled + accessible).
    New Grad / JuniorEasy◆ Commonly asked
    #react#a11y
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
04

Round 04 · 3 questions

Tech Deep-Dive

Deep questions on your core stack and fundamentals.

  • localStorage vs sessionStorage vs cookies — when to use each?
    New Grad / JuniorEasy◆ Commonly asked
    #browser
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Debounce vs throttle — implement one from scratch.
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #javascript#perf
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • What is tree shaking and when does it fail?
    New Grad / JuniorMedium◆ Commonly asked
    #bundling
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05

Round 05 · 2 questions

Behavioral / HR

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

  • Describe a disagreement on a code review and how it ended.
    New Grad / Junior◆ Commonly asked
    #conflict#star
  • Tell me about receiving hard feedback and acting on it.
    New Grad / Junior◆ Commonly asked
    #feedback#star

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