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Practising for the listing Software Engineer, Frontend. Its requirements are filled in below. When you have an answer you like, paste it with your CV in Career Mirror to see which of the job's skills it shows.
Requirements found
Training Javascript Recruiting Budgeting
What this posting asks for
Level: Senior — The posting asks for 5 years of experience.
Main responsibilities
- Lead the design of performant, beautiful, and usable interfaces
- Collaborate on our technical vision.
- Lead discussions and implementation of multiple complex projects
- Track record of shipping high-quality products and developing projects at scale
Competencies an interviewer will look for
- Technical skill Core
In the posting: “Our ideal candidate has a deep understanding of JavaScript, a passion for web performance, and can creatively come up with solutions to solve customer's needs.” · “Our tech stack currently involves TypeScript, React, Vite, and Ryu, our in-house design system.” · “Check out our Engineering Blog https://engineering.ramp.com/ for more on our tech stack, mission and values!”
Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off. - Customer focus Core
In the posting: “The median Ramp customer saves 7.5% and grows revenue 16% in their first year – far in excess of businesses operating without Ramp.” · “Our ideal candidate has a deep understanding of JavaScript, a passion for web performance, and can creatively come up with solutions to solve customer's needs.”
Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company. - Planning and organisation Core
In the posting: “Desire to work in a fast-paced environment, continuously grow, and master your craft” · “Group Retirement Plan with employer match (RRSP + DPSP)”
Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how. - Problem solving Supporting
In the posting: “Our ideal candidate has a deep understanding of JavaScript, a passion for web performance, and can creatively come up with solutions to solve customer's needs.”
Show it by: Describes a real problem, the options considered and the one chosen; Shows how the cause was found, not just the fix. - Teamwork and collaboration Supporting
In the posting: “Collaborate on our technical vision.”
Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled. - Ownership and accountability Supporting
In the posting: “At Ramp, everyone is a builder who owns problems end to end and makes consequential decisions that shape the outcome.”
Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it. - Leadership and mentoring Supporting
In the posting: “Inspire and mentor less experienced engineers and interns”
Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them. - Data and analysis Supporting
In the posting: “The problems are high-stakes, data-dense, and unforgiving.”
Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it. - Attention to detail and quality Supporting
In the posting: “Track record of shipping high-quality products and developing projects at scale”
Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used. - Stakeholder management Supporting
In the posting: “Alignment with Ramp’s core values of enabling businesses to grow more by spending less”
Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior.
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Practice questions
- Tell me about yourself. Dedicated step-by-step practice.
- If an interviewer asks something improper How to respond to questions about age, family, origin or health.
- Built from this posting (8):
- Walk me through a piece of work where you used your strongest technical skill. What exactly did you do? From this posting
- Describe a time you went out of your way to solve a customer's problem. From this posting
- You have three urgent tasks due today and time to finish only two. How do you decide? From this posting
- How have you used training in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
- Tell me about a problem you solved using javascript. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you helped someone on your team get better at their work. From this posting
- Tell me about a difficult problem you solved at work. How did you find the cause? From this posting
- Describe a time you worked with another team to deliver something. What was your part? From this posting
- This posting reads as Software engineering: its questions come first.
- Walk me through a feature you built from start to finish. What tools and languages did you use? Software engineering
- Tell me about the hardest bug you have tracked down. How did you find the cause? Software engineering
- Describe a technical design decision you made and the trade-off behind it. Software engineering
- Tell me about a time you disagreed with a teammate in a code review. Software engineering
- Production is down and you are the first engineer to notice. What do you do in the first 30 minutes? Software engineering
- How do you decide what to test before you ship a change? Software engineering
- Tell me about a time you helped a less experienced engineer get unstuck. Software engineering
- Your estimate for a feature turns out to be badly wrong halfway through. What do you do? Software engineering
- Describe a time you handled an upset customer or colleague.
- Tell me about a time you had several deadlines at once. How did you decide what to do first?
- Give an example of a mistake you caught before it caused a problem.
- Tell me about a time you taught someone how to do something.
- Describe a time you took the lead without being asked.
- Tell me about a time you had to explain something complicated in simple terms.
- Describe a process you improved.
- Do you have any questions for us?
- Why do you want to work here?
- Why is there a gap in your employment? Difficult question
- Why did you leave your last job? Difficult question
- Why are you changing careers? Difficult question
- What is your greatest weakness? Difficult question
- What are your salary expectations? Difficult question
- You seem overqualified for this role. Why do you want it? Difficult question
- Improper-question practice: How old are you? / Do you have children? / Where are you from originally?
- A customer is angry about a delay you did not cause. What do you do?
- How do you keep track of many open customer requests?
- Tell me about a time you could not give a customer what they wanted.
- You find that the inventory count does not match the system. What do you do?
- Tell me about a time a shipment or delivery went wrong.
- How do you make sure safety rules are followed on a busy shift?
- Two managers ask you to book the same room at the same time. What do you do?
- How have you used spreadsheets in your work?
- Tell me about a time you had to enter or check a lot of data accurately.
- Tell me about a sale or agreement you are proud of.
- A prospect says your price is too high. How do you respond?
- How do you keep your pipeline organised?
- Tell me about a technical problem you solved on your own.
- You find a bug right before a release. What do you do?
- Walk me through how you would check whether a report's numbers are right.

