Title:
Intuit - Senior Software Engineer (Frontend) - Virtual Onsite
Description:
Level: L5
Education: Masters
Years of Experience (YOE): 5 years
Interview Format (4 Rounds):
1. Introduction & Craft Demonstration (90 mins)
Panel: 2 SWE Assessors, 1 AI Assessor, 1 Technical Manager
- 5 min: Personal intro with slides
- 10 min: Presentation of a proud project highlighting leadership, teamwork, and impact
- 75 min: Live coding on the frontend-page-prism repo
- Picked a couple of user stories like implement CRUD and use LLAMA
- Walked through implementation plan with panel
- Implemented components with React, CSS Modules, and testing
- Final 15 minutes focused on adding or enhancing an AI-driven feature
2. Technical Interview (60 mins)
Panel: 2 SWE Assessors
- Deep dive into frontend architecture:
- How to structure reusable components and manage state
- How to scale a design system
- Operational excellence: testing, observability, CI/CD practices
- System design and debugging discussion
- Example: designing a UI for visualizing complex form data
- Handling errors, loading states, and accessibility
3. AI Assessment (30 mins)
Panel: 1 AI Assessor
- Discussed how AI can be integrated into frontend workflows
- Asked about:
- Previous AI projects
- Design considerations when using AI in UI (e.g., fallback UX for model failures)
- Thoughts on ethical usage of AI and explainability in UI
4. Technical Manager Interview (30 mins)
Panel: 1 Engineering Manager
- Behavioral questions:
- “Tell me about a time you went above and beyond for a customer.”
- “Describe a time you pushed back on a requirement and why.”
- “How do you mentor others and promote engineering excellence?”