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← TSMC

Staff+ Full-stack at TSMC

Full-stackStaff+No offer◆ Commonly asked· 2023

5-round staff fullstack process. Fundamentals mattered as much as getting to an answer.

The loop · 5 rounds

01

Round 01 · 3 questions

DSA / Coding

Data structures & algorithms on a whiteboard or shared editor.

  • Longest consecutive sequence.
    Staff+Medium◆ Commonly asked
    #hashmap#array
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Daily temperatures.
    Staff+Medium◆ Commonly asked
    #stack#monotonic-stack
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
  • Coin change — fewest coins to make an amount.
    Staff+Medium◆ Commonly asked
    #dp
    PracticeLeetCode↗GeeksforGeeks↗
02

Round 02 · 1 question

Low-Level Design

Object-oriented / low-level design of a focused module.

  • Design a client-side event bus / pub-sub.
    Staff+Medium◆ Commonly asked
    #pub-sub#oop
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
03

Round 03 · 2 questions

System Design

High-level architecture of a large-scale system.

  • Design a payment processing + idempotency system.
    Staff+Hard◆ Commonly asked
    #idempotency#consistency
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
  • Design a micro-frontend architecture.
    Staff+Hard◆ Commonly asked
    #frontend#architecture
    PracticeGeeksforGeeks↗Search↗
04

Round 04 · 1 question

Hiring Manager

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

  • How do you evaluate and adopt a new technology?
    Staff+◆ Commonly asked
    #judgment
05

Round 05 · 2 questions

Behavioral / HR

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

  • Tell me about a time you disagreed and committed.
    Staff+◆ Commonly asked
    #teamwork#star
  • Describe handling a tight deadline with competing priorities.
    Staff+◆ Commonly asked
    #prioritization#star

Practice each round across every company

  • DSA / Coding
  • Low-Level Design
  • System Design
  • 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.