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🚀 Complete 2025 Frontend Interview Preparation Roadmap

A comprehensive guide covering JavaScript, React, System Design, Machine Coding, and Component Architecture for top tech companies.

📋 Table of Contents​

  1. Interview Landscape 2025
  2. 8-Week Preparation Timeline
  3. JavaScript Mastery
  4. React Deep Dive
  5. TypeScript Essentials
  6. Frontend System Design
  7. Machine Coding Round
  8. Component Design Patterns
  9. Performance & Optimization
  10. Web Accessibility
  11. DSA for Frontend
  12. Company-Specific Focus
  13. Mock Interview Strategy

🎯 Interview Landscape 2025​

What Changed in 2025​

Increased Focus:

  • AI-assisted coding understanding (GitHub Copilot, cursor)
  • Web performance metrics (Core Web Vitals)
  • Micro-frontend architecture
  • Edge computing & Cloudflare Workers
  • Server Components (React Server Components)
  • Progressive enhancement patterns
  • Security (XSS, CSRF, CSP)

Still Critical:

  • JavaScript fundamentals
  • React ecosystem dominance
  • TypeScript (now standard, not optional)
  • System design for frontend
  • Clean code architecture
  • Accessibility compliance

Typical Interview Structure​

Round 1: JavaScript Fundamentals (45-60 min)

  • Closure, scope, hoisting problems
  • Event loop visualization
  • Polyfill implementations
  • Async patterns

Round 2: React & Component Design (60-90 min)

  • Build reusable components
  • Performance optimization
  • Hooks mastery
  • State management decisions

Round 3: Machine Coding (60-90 min)

  • Build a mini-app from scratch
  • API integration
  • Error handling
  • UI polish

Round 4: Frontend System Design (45-60 min)

  • Design scalable UI systems
  • Architecture decisions
  • Trade-off discussions
  • Performance considerations

Round 5: DSA (45-60 min) (lighter than backend)

  • Array/string manipulation
  • Tree/graph basics
  • Sliding window, two pointers
  • Hash maps

Round 6: Behavioral + Culture Fit (30-45 min)

  • STAR method stories
  • Technical leadership
  • Collaboration examples

📅 8-Week Preparation Timeline​

Week 1-2: JavaScript Foundation​

Week 1: Core Concepts

  • Day 1-2: Event loop, call stack, microtasks/macrotasks
  • Day 3-4: Closures, scope chain, hoisting, TDZ
  • Day 5-6: this binding, call/apply/bind, arrow functions
  • Day 7: Prototypal inheritance, Object.create, classes

Week 2: Advanced Patterns

  • Day 8-9: Async/await, Promises (implementation level)
  • Day 10-11: Debounce, throttle, memoization
  • Day 12-13: Currying, composition, partial application
  • Day 14: Deep clone, flatten, polyfills

Practice Problems:

  • Implement Promise.all, Promise.race, Promise.allSettled
  • Build custom debounce/throttle
  • Create deep clone with circular reference handling
  • Implement Array.flat, Array.flatMap
  • Build custom bind/call/apply
  • Create function composition utility
  • Implement LRU cache
  • Build async task runner with concurrency control

Week 3-4: React Mastery​

Week 3: Core & Hooks

  • Day 15-16: Reconciliation, Virtual DOM, Fiber architecture
  • Day 17-18: useState, useEffect (cleanup, dependencies)
  • Day 19-20: useReducer, useContext patterns
  • Day 21: useMemo, useCallback, React.memo

Week 4: Advanced React

  • Day 22-23: Custom hooks (5-10 reusable hooks)
  • Day 24-25: Error boundaries, Suspense, lazy loading
  • Day 26-27: Concurrent features, useTransition, useDeferredValue
  • Day 28: Server Components basics, hydration

Practice Components:

  • Infinite scroll with intersection observer
  • Debounced search with autocomplete
  • Virtualized list (react-window concepts)
  • Nested comments with CRUD
  • File explorer with drag-and-drop
  • Modal with focus trap
  • Multi-step form with validation
  • Data table with sorting/filtering
  • Image carousel with lazy loading
  • Toast notification system

Week 5: TypeScript + Design Patterns​

Day 29-30: TypeScript Essentials

  • Generics in functions, hooks, components
  • Utility types: Pick, Omit, Partial, Required, Record
  • Discriminated unions
  • Type guards and narrowing
  • Conditional types
  • Mapped types

Day 31-33: Component Patterns

  • Compound components
  • Render props
  • Higher-order components
  • Custom hook patterns
  • Controlled/uncontrolled pattern
  • Headless components
  • Provider pattern
  • Container/Presentational split

Day 34-35: Design Systems

  • Component API design
  • Theming with CSS variables/styled-components
  • Token-based design
  • Polymorphic components
  • Composition patterns

Week 6: Frontend System Design​

Preparation Framework:

Step 1: Requirements Clarification (5 min)

  • Functional requirements
  • Non-functional requirements (scale, performance)
  • Constraints (browser support, mobile)

Step 2: High-Level Architecture (10 min)

  • Component hierarchy
  • Data flow diagram
  • API structure
  • State management approach

Step 3: Deep Dive (20 min)

  • Component details
  • Performance optimization
  • Caching strategy
  • Error handling
  • Security considerations

Step 4: Trade-offs & Scaling (10 min)

  • Alternative approaches
  • Bottlenecks
  • Monitoring & observability

Practice Questions:

Day 36: Content Platforms

  • Design YouTube homepage
  • Design Instagram feed
  • Design Twitter timeline
  • Design Reddit with infinite scroll

Day 37: Productivity Apps

  • Design Google Docs (collaborative editor)
  • Design Notion-like app
  • Design Trello board
  • Design Calendar app

Day 38: E-commerce

  • Design Amazon product page
  • Design shopping cart
  • Design checkout flow
  • Design inventory system UI

Day 39: Real-time Systems

  • Design WhatsApp Web
  • Design live chat support
  • Design collaborative whiteboard
  • Design stock trading dashboard

Day 40: Developer Tools

  • Design component library (like shadcn)
  • Design analytics dashboard
  • Design design system (like Figma)
  • Design code editor UI

Day 41-42: Practice & Review

  • Mock system design with timer
  • Review common patterns
  • Study real system architectures

Week 7: Machine Coding Mastery​

Machine Coding Strategy:

  1. Understand requirements (2-3 min)
  2. Plan component structure (3-5 min)
  3. Build MVP (20-30 min)
  4. Add features incrementally (15-20 min)
  5. Handle edge cases (5-10 min)
  6. Polish & accessibility (5-10 min)

Day 43: Search & Filter

  • Autocomplete with API
  • Debounced search
  • Multi-select filter
  • Search with highlighting

Day 44: Data Display

  • Paginated table
  • Sortable table
  • Tree view
  • Accordion

Day 45: Forms

  • Multi-step form
  • Form with validation
  • Dynamic form builder
  • File upload with preview

Day 46: Interactive UI

  • Drag and drop list
  • Resizable panels
  • Tabs component
  • Dropdown menu

Day 47: Advanced Widgets

  • Calendar/date picker
  • Rich text editor basics
  • Image cropper
  • Color picker

Day 48-49: Full Mini Apps

  • Todo app with local storage
  • Weather app with API
  • Polling widget
  • Quiz app
  • Expense tracker
  • Tic-tac-toe with history
  • Snake game

Week 8: Polish & Mock Interviews​

Day 50-51: Performance Optimization

  • Code splitting strategies
  • Image optimization
  • Lazy loading patterns
  • Memoization techniques
  • Bundle size reduction
  • Web workers implementation
  • Service workers basics

Day 52-53: Accessibility Deep Dive

  • ARIA roles and properties
  • Keyboard navigation patterns
  • Focus management
  • Screen reader testing
  • WCAG compliance
  • Skip links, landmarks
  • Form accessibility

Day 54: DSA Sprint

  • Array manipulation (15 problems)
  • String processing (10 problems)
  • HashMap patterns (10 problems)
  • Two pointers (8 problems)
  • Sliding window (8 problems)
  • BFS/DFS basics (5 problems)

Day 55-56: Mock Interviews

  • Full system design mock (2 sessions)
  • Machine coding mock (2 sessions)
  • JavaScript fundamentals mock (1 session)
  • Behavioral practice (1 session)

💻 JavaScript Mastery​

Event Loop & Async​

Core Understanding:

// Visualize execution order
console.log('1');
setTimeout(() => console.log('2'), 0);
Promise.resolve().then(() => console.log('3'));
console.log('4');
// Output: 1, 4, 3, 2 (microtasks before macrotasks)

Must Implement:

  1. Promise Implementation
  2. Promise.all Implementation
  3. Async Task Queue with Concurrency
  4. Retry with Exponential Backoff

Closures & Scope​

Common Patterns:

  • Module pattern
  • Factory functions
  • Private variables
  • Memoization
  • Event handlers with closure

Practice:

  • Fix loop closure bugs
  • Implement module pattern
  • Create private state

Polyfills Library​

Build from scratch:

  • Array methods: map, filter, reduce, flat, flatMap
  • Promise methods: all, race, any, allSettled
  • Object methods: assign, entries, fromEntries
  • Function methods: bind, call, apply
  • debounce, throttle
  • deepClone, deepEqual

Advanced Patterns​

Currying:

const curry = (fn) => {
  return function curried(...args) {
    if (args.length >= fn.length) {
      return fn.apply(this, args);
    }
    return (...nextArgs) => curried(...args, ...nextArgs);
  };
};

Function Composition:

const compose = (...fns) =>
  x => fns.reduceRight((acc, fn) => fn(acc), x);

const pipe = (...fns) =>
  x => fns.reduce((acc, fn) => fn(acc), x);

⚛️ React Deep Dive​

Reconciliation & Rendering​

Key Concepts:

  • Virtual DOM diffing algorithm
  • Fiber architecture (work units)
  • Reconciliation phases (render vs commit)
  • Keys and list rendering
  • Batching and priority

Common Pitfalls:

  • Missing keys in lists
  • Creating components inside render
  • Incorrect dependency arrays
  • Memory leaks in useEffect
  • Unnecessary re-renders

Custom Hooks Library​

Build these 15 hooks:

  1. useDebounce - Debounced value
  2. useThrottle - Throttled function
  3. useLocalStorage - Synced local storage
  4. useFetch - Data fetching with states
  5. useIntersectionObserver - Lazy loading helper
  6. useClickOutside - Close on outside click
  7. useKeyPress - Keyboard shortcuts
  8. usePrevious - Previous value tracker
  9. useToggle - Boolean toggler
  10. useMediaQuery - Responsive design
  11. useAsync - Async operation handler
  12. useEventListener - Event listener management
  13. useOnScreen - Element visibility
  14. useWindowSize - Window dimensions
  15. useInterval - Safe interval hook

Performance Optimization​

Diagnosis Tools:

  • React DevTools Profiler
  • Chrome DevTools Performance tab
  • Lighthouse
  • Web Vitals

Optimization Techniques:

  • Code splitting (React.lazy, dynamic imports)
  • Virtualization (react-window, react-virtualized)
  • Memoization (memo, useMemo, useCallback)
  • Context splitting
  • useTransition for non-urgent updates
  • Debouncing expensive operations
  • Web workers for heavy computation

🎨 Frontend System Design​

Design Template​

1. Requirements (5 minutes)

Functional:
- What features must it have?
- Who are the users?
- What devices/browsers?

Non-functional:
- Expected traffic/scale?
- Performance requirements?
- Offline support needed?
- Real-time updates?

2. Architecture (10 minutes)

├── Components
│   ├── UI Components
│   ├── Container Components
│   └── Layout Components
├── State Management
├── API Layer
├── Routing
└── Utils/Services

3. Deep Dive (20 minutes)

Cover:

  • Component hierarchy
  • State management choice (Context, Redux, Zustand, Jotai)
  • API design & caching
  • Real-time communication (WebSocket, SSE, polling)
  • Authentication/Authorization
  • Error handling
  • Loading states
  • Optimistic updates

4. Scaling & Trade-offs (10 minutes)

  • CDN for static assets
  • Lazy loading strategies
  • Caching layers
  • Micro-frontends
  • Monitoring (Sentry, LogRocket)
  • A/B testing infrastructure

Common System Design Questions​

Social Media Feed

  • Infinite scroll implementation
  • Post rendering optimization
  • Image lazy loading
  • Real-time updates
  • Reactions/comments
  • Content moderation UI

Collaborative Editor (Google Docs)

  • Operational Transformation / CRDT
  • WebSocket for real-time sync
  • Conflict resolution
  • Cursor tracking
  • Presence indicators
  • Version history UI

E-commerce Product Page

  • Image gallery with zoom
  • Variant selection
  • Inventory display
  • Add to cart optimistic UI
  • Related products
  • Reviews and ratings

Video Platform (YouTube)

  • Video player controls
  • Recommended videos
  • Comments section
  • Subscriptions
  • Search with filters
  • Watch history

Dashboard/Analytics

  • Chart libraries (recharts, d3)
  • Data aggregation
  • Real-time updates
  • Filters and date ranges
  • Export functionality
  • Responsive design

🛠️ Machine Coding Round​

Time Management​

For 60-minute rounds:

  • 0-5 min: Understand & clarify
  • 5-10 min: Plan architecture
  • 10-40 min: Core implementation
  • 40-50 min: Edge cases & features
  • 50-60 min: Polish, accessibility, testing

Essential Patterns​

API Integration:

const useFetch = (url) => {
  const [data, setData] = useState(null);
  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
  const [error, setError] = useState(null);

  useEffect(() => {
    const controller = new AbortController();

    fetch(url, { signal: controller.signal })
      .then(res => res.json())
      .then(setData)
      .catch(setError)
      .finally(() => setLoading(false));

    return () => controller.abort();
  }, [url]);

  return { data, loading, error };
};

Debounced Search:

const useDebounce = (value, delay) => {
  const [debouncedValue, setDebouncedValue] = useState(value);

  useEffect(() => {
    const timer = setTimeout(() => setDebouncedValue(value), delay);
    return () => clearTimeout(timer);
  }, [value, delay]);

  return debouncedValue;
};

Top 20 Machine Coding Problems​

  1. Autocomplete Search - API + debounce + keyboard navigation
  2. Infinite Scroll - Intersection Observer + pagination
  3. Image Carousel - Touch/drag + autoplay + thumbnails
  4. Nested Comments - Recursive rendering + CRUD
  5. File Explorer - Tree structure + folder expand/collapse
  6. Todo App - CRUD + filters + persistence
  7. Multi-step Form - Validation + progress + state management
  8. Data Table - Sorting + filtering + pagination
  9. Modal Component - Focus trap + ESC close + backdrop
  10. Tabs Component - Keyboard navigation + lazy content
  11. Dropdown Menu - Accessibility + keyboard + positioning
  12. Drag & Drop List - Reordering + visual feedback
  13. Star Rating - Interactive + hover effects + half stars
  14. OTP Input - Auto-focus + paste handling
  15. Progress Bar - Determinate/indeterminate + custom styles
  16. Accordion - Single/multiple open + animation
  17. Typeahead/Autocomplete - Highlighting + API
  18. Polling Widget - Real-time updates + voting
  19. Toast Notifications - Queue + auto-dismiss + positions
  20. Tic-Tac-Toe - Game logic + winner detection + history

🧩 Component Design Patterns​

1. Compound Components​

When: Components that work together (Tabs, Accordion, Select)

<Tabs defaultValue="tab1">
  <TabsList>
    <TabsTrigger value="tab1">Tab 1</TabsTrigger>
    <TabsTrigger value="tab2">Tab 2</TabsTrigger>
  </TabsList>
  <TabsContent value="tab1">Content 1</TabsContent>
  <TabsContent value="tab2">Content 2</TabsContent>
</Tabs>

2. Render Props​

When: Sharing logic with flexible rendering

<DataFetcher url="/api/users">
  {({ data, loading, error }) => (
    loading ? <Spinner /> : <UserList users={data} />
  )}
</DataFetcher>

3. Headless Components​

When: Logic without UI assumptions

const useCombobox = (options) => {
  const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
  const [selectedIndex, setSelectedIndex] = useState(-1);

  const getInputProps = () => ({
    onKeyDown: handleKeyDown,
    onChange: handleChange,
    value: inputValue
  });

  return { isOpen, selectedIndex, getInputProps, ... };
};

4. Controlled vs Uncontrolled​

Controlled:

<Input value={value} onChange={setValue} />

Uncontrolled with initial value:

<Input defaultValue="hello" ref={inputRef} />

Component API Design Principles​

  • Flexible but not overwhelming: Start simple, allow customization
  • Composable: Can be combined easily
  • Accessible by default: ARIA, keyboard, focus management
  • TypeScript-first: Great DX with autocomplete
  • Polymorphic when useful: as prop for element type
  • Controlled + Uncontrolled: Support both patterns

⚡ Performance Optimization​

Measurement First​

Core Web Vitals:

  • LCP (Largest Contentful Paint): < 2.5s
  • FID (First Input Delay): < 100ms
  • CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift): < 0.1

Tools:

  • Lighthouse
  • WebPageTest
  • Chrome DevTools Performance
  • React DevTools Profiler

Optimization Checklist​

Bundle Size:

  • Code splitting (route-based, component-based)
  • Tree shaking
  • Dynamic imports
  • Analyze with webpack-bundle-analyzer

Images:

  • Next-gen formats (WebP, AVIF)
  • Responsive images (srcset)
  • Lazy loading (loading="lazy")
  • Blur-up placeholders

JavaScript:

  • Minimize main thread work
  • Debounce/throttle event handlers
  • Use Web Workers for heavy tasks
  • requestIdleCallback for non-urgent work

React Specific:

  • Virtualize long lists
  • Memoize expensive computations
  • Split contexts
  • Use startTransition
  • Lazy load routes/components

Caching:

  • Service Worker (Workbox)
  • HTTP caching headers
  • LocalStorage/IndexedDB
  • SWR / React Query

Network:

  • CDN for static assets
  • HTTP/2 or HTTP/3
  • Compression (gzip, brotli)
  • Reduce API calls
  • Batch requests

♿ Web Accessibility​

WCAG Principles (POUR)​

Perceivable:

  • Text alternatives for images
  • Captions for videos
  • Color contrast (4.5:1 for text)
  • Resize text up to 200%

Operable:

  • Keyboard accessible
  • No keyboard traps
  • Enough time to interact
  • No seizure-inducing content

Understandable:

  • Readable text
  • Predictable navigation
  • Input assistance
  • Error identification

Robust:

  • Valid HTML
  • Compatible with assistive tech
  • Progressive enhancement

Practical Implementation​

Semantic HTML:

<header>, <nav>, <main>, <article>, <aside>, <footer>
<button> for actions, <a> for navigation
<h1> to <h6> in proper hierarchy

ARIA Roles:

role="navigation", "banner", "main", "complementary"
role="dialog", "alertdialog", "tooltip"
role="button", "checkbox", "tab", "tabpanel"

ARIA States:

aria-expanded, aria-selected, aria-checked
aria-hidden, aria-disabled
aria-label, aria-labelledby, aria-describedby

Keyboard Navigation:

  • Tab/Shift+Tab: Navigate focusable elements
  • Enter/Space: Activate buttons
  • Escape: Close dialogs
  • Arrow keys: Navigate lists/menus/tabs
  • Home/End: First/last item

Focus Management:

  • Visible focus indicator
  • Focus trap in modals
  • Restore focus on close
  • Skip to main content link

Testing​

Manual:

  • Keyboard-only navigation
  • Screen reader (NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver)
  • Zoom to 200%
  • Check contrast

Automated:

  • axe DevTools
  • Lighthouse
  • WAVE
  • pa11y

📊 DSA for Frontend​

Frontend interviews have lighter DSA focus but still test problem-solving.

High Priority Topics​

1. Arrays & Strings (40%)

  • Two pointers
  • Sliding window
  • Prefix sum
  • Sorting variations

Problems:

  • Two sum, three sum
  • Container with most water
  • Longest substring without repeating chars
  • Valid parentheses
  • Group anagrams
  • Product of array except self

2. Hash Maps & Sets (25%)

  • Frequency counting
  • Caching/memoization
  • Two-pointer optimization

Problems:

  • First unique character
  • LRU Cache
  • Design HashMap
  • Subarray sum equals K

3. Trees & Graphs (20%)

  • BFS/DFS
  • Tree traversals
  • Path problems

Problems:

  • Binary tree level order
  • Validate BST
  • Lowest common ancestor
  • Number of islands
  • Course schedule (graph)

4. Recursion (10%)

  • Backtracking basics
  • Tree recursion

Problems:

  • Generate parentheses
  • Subsets
  • Flatten nested array

5. Misc (5%)

  • Stack/Queue
  • Heap basics
  • Binary search

Problem-Solving Framework​

  1. Understand - Clarify input/output, constraints
  2. Examples - Test cases (normal, edge, invalid)
  3. Approach - Brute force → Optimal
  4. Code - Clean, readable
  5. Test - Verify with examples
  6. Optimize - Time/space complexity

Practice Plan​

Week 1-2: Arrays & Strings (30 problems) Week 3: Hash Maps (15 problems) Week 4: Trees (15 problems) Week 5: Graphs (10 problems) Week 6: Mixed (20 problems)

Use: LeetCode, HackerRank, NeetCode 150

🏢 Company-Specific Focus​

FAANG (Meta, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Google)​

Meta:

  • Heavy React (they created it)
  • Performance optimization
  • Large-scale systems
  • Collaborative features
  • GraphQL/Relay

Amazon:

  • Leadership principles alignment
  • Customer-centric design
  • Scalability discussions
  • Ownership mentality

Google:

  • Design systems
  • Accessibility
  • Performance (Core Web Vitals)
  • Angular knowledge (bonus)

Netflix:

  • Performance obsession
  • A/B testing
  • Video streaming concepts
  • Personalization

Apple:

  • Design excellence
  • Animation/polish
  • Privacy-first
  • SwiftUI concepts (bonus)

Product Companies​

Adobe:

  • Accessibility (top priority)
  • Design systems (Spectrum)
  • Performance (Photoshop Web)
  • Creative tools UX

Atlassian:

  • Collaborative features
  • Design system (Atlaskit)
  • Large data handling
  • Real-time updates

Figma:

  • Canvas/WebGL
  • Real-time collaboration
  • CRDT understanding
  • Plugin architecture

Notion:

  • Rich text editing
  • Block-based architecture
  • Real-time sync
  • Offline-first

Unicorns/Startups​

Stripe:

  • Payment UX
  • TypeScript heavy
  • Developer experience
  • Documentation quality

Airbnb:

  • Design system
  • Internationalization
  • SEO considerations
  • Booking flows

Uber:

  • Maps integration
  • Real-time tracking
  • Location services
  • High availability

🎭 Mock Interview Strategy​

Week 8 Schedule​

Day 55:

  • Morning: System design mock (Dashboard)
  • Evening: JavaScript fundamentals mock

Day 56:

  • Morning: Machine coding mock (Autocomplete)
  • Evening: React component mock (Virtualized list)

Day 57:

  • Morning: System design mock (Chat app)
  • Evening: DSA mock (5 medium problems)

Day 58:

  • Morning: Machine coding mock (File explorer)
  • Evening: Behavioral practice

Day 59:

  • Review weak areas
  • Revise notes

Day 60:

  • Light review
  • Confidence building

Finding Mock Partners​

  • Pramp
  • interviewing.io
  • LeetCode mock interviews
  • Frontend interview Discord servers
  • Local meetups
  • Former colleagues

Self-Recording​

Record yourself solving problems:

  • Check communication clarity
  • Note hesitations
  • Review time management
  • Assess code quality

📚 Resources​

Courses​

  • Frontend Masters - React, TypeScript, Performance
  • Epic React - Kent C. Dodds
  • JavaScript.info - Deep JS concepts
  • GreatFrontEnd - Frontend interviews

Books​

  • "You Don't Know JS" series
  • "JavaScript: The Good Parts"
  • "Eloquent JavaScript"
  • "Refactoring UI"

Practice Platforms​

  • LeetCode - DSA
  • Frontend Mentor - Machine coding
  • GreatFrontEnd - System design + components
  • DevChallenges - Real projects
  • Exercism - JavaScript exercises

Blogs​

  • web.dev (Google)
  • Kent C. Dodds blog
  • Dan Abramov's Overreacted
  • Josh Comeau's blog

GitHub Repos​

  • JavaScript Questions (30+ stars)
  • Front-end Interview Handbook
  • React patterns
  • JavaScript Algorithms

✅ Pre-Interview Checklist​

Day Before:

  • Review notes (1-hour skim)
  • Practice 2-3 easy problems (warm-up)
  • Prepare questions for interviewer
  • Check setup (camera, mic, internet)
  • Plan your STAR stories
  • Get good sleep (8 hours)

Morning Of:

  • Light breakfast
  • Review key concepts (30 min)
  • Do 1 easy problem (confidence boost)
  • Test tech setup again
  • Have water nearby
  • Clear desk/whiteboard
  • Close distractions

During Interview:

  • Clarify requirements FIRST
  • Think out loud
  • Start with brute force
  • Ask for hints if stuck (5+ min)
  • Write clean, readable code
  • Test your solution
  • Discuss trade-offs
  • Ask thoughtful questions

🎯 Final Tips​

Mindset:

  • Interviews are two-way - you're evaluating them too
  • Not every rejection is skill-based (team fit, budget, timing)
  • Each interview is practice for the next
  • Communicate your thought process

Common Mistakes to Avoid:

  • Jumping to code without understanding
  • Over-engineering simple problems
  • Ignoring accessibility
  • Not asking clarifying questions
  • Poor variable naming
  • No error handling
  • Skipping examples/test cases

Stand Out:

  • Think about edge cases proactively
  • Discuss performance implications
  • Consider accessibility from the start
  • Write clean, self-documenting code
  • Communicate trade-offs clearly
  • Show curiosity about the product

🚀 You've Got This!​

This roadmap covers everything needed for 2025 frontend interviews. Focus on:

  1. Solid fundamentals (JavaScript, React)
  2. Problem-solving ability (not memorization)
  3. System thinking (scalability, trade-offs)
  4. Code quality (clean, maintainable, accessible)
  5. Communication (explain your reasoning)

Remember: Consistency > Intensity. Study 2-3 hours daily rather than cramming.

Good luck! 🎉