Senior Front-End Developer Interview Questions
Core Front-End Concepts
- Explain the critical rendering path and how browsers render web pages.
- What is the difference between SSR (Server-Side Rendering), CSR (Client-Side Rendering), and
SSG (Static Site Generation)?
- How does browser caching work and how can you leverage it?
- What are reflow and repaint in browsers, and how can they be optimized?
- Explain lazy loading and how it improves performance.
- How do you handle SEO for single-page applications?
HTML & Accessibility
- What is semantic HTML and why is it important?
- How do you make a website accessible (a11y)?
- Explain the use of ARIA roles in accessibility.
- What is the difference between alt, aria-label, and title attributes?
- How do screen readers interpret HTML?
CSS & Styling
- Explain the CSS box model in detail.
- What are the different position properties in CSS and when to use them?
- How does CSS specificity work and how do you resolve conflicts?
- What is the difference between BEM and other CSS naming conventions?
- Discuss the pros and cons of CSS-in-JS.
- How do you implement responsive design?
- What are the advantages of utility-first CSS frameworks like Tailwind?
JavaScript Advanced Topics
- Explain closures and how they are used.
- What is the event loop in JavaScript?
- What are the differences between var, let, and const?
- Explain deep vs shallow copy in JavaScript.
- How do promises and async/await work under the hood?
- How do you handle debouncing and throttling in input handling?
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Senior Front-End Developer Interview Questions
- What are memory leaks and how can you detect/prevent them?
Framework-Specific (React/Vue/Angular)
- What is React's reconciliation algorithm?
- What is the difference between controlled and uncontrolled components in React?
- Explain how useEffect works and its pitfalls.
- How do you optimize performance in React using memoization techniques?
- How does the Vue reactivity system work?
- Explain Angular?s dependency injection mechanism.
- What is the difference between props drilling and using context in React?
Testing & Tooling
- What are the differences between unit, integration, and E2E testing?
- What tools do you use for front-end testing and why?
- How do you mock APIs and third-party libraries during tests?
- Explain your approach to setting up a CI/CD pipeline for front-end apps.
- How do you ensure test reliability and reduce flakiness in automated tests?
Architecture & State Management
- How do you decide between local and global state?
- Compare Redux, MobX, Recoil, Zustand, and Context API.
- How do you manage application configuration across environments?
- What?s your approach to structuring a scalable frontend project?
- How do you handle feature flagging in frontend systems?
Security in Frontend
- What are the common frontend security vulnerabilities and how to prevent them?
- How do you protect against XSS and CSRF?
- What is CORS and how do you handle it in frontend apps?
- How do you manage and store tokens (e.g., JWT) securely in frontend?
System Design for Frontend
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- Design a scalable dashboard with real-time data updates.
- How would you build a component library shared across multiple apps?
- How do you approach lazy loading and code splitting in large SPAs?
- Design a front-end architecture for a multi-role admin panel.
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