Acing the Frontend Interview

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React, system design, and culture
  • MEAP began August 2025
  • Last updated August 2025
  • Publication in Spring 2026 (estimated)
  • ISBN 9781633435292
  • 250 pages (estimated)
  • printed in black & white

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From polished resume to proven talent—ace the frontend interview!

An excellent user interface is critical for any customer-facing application, and hiring managers are looking for only the very best frontend engineers. But how do you prove your knowledge and skill to a potential employer? Acing the Frontend Interview shows you how to stand out from the crowd in frontend interviews with a proven strategy to anticipate questions, answer them confidently, and present your portfolio to best effect. You’ll also sharpen your mastery of the frontend stack, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, and React, and get a valuable full-stack perspective by exploring system design fundamentals, microservices architecture, AI tools, and more.

In Acing the Frontend Interview, you will master a structured approach to tackle every stage of the hiring process, including how to:

  • Navigate each interview stage with confidence
  • Integrate frontend applications with backend APIs in modern, service-based systems
  • Use the “funneling” interview technique to show your breadth of knowledge
  • Present your work using the RADIO framework for project walkthroughs
  • Structure clear answers to behavioral questions using the STAR method
  • Apply advanced React principles, patterns, and ecosystem tools
  • Implement distributed system design concepts and microservices architectures
  • Use AI-powered tools to accelerate development and enhance frontend interview preparation

With over 20 years of experience building enterprise software and leading frontend teams at successful startups and Fortune 500 companies, Jennifer Fu has seen the interview process from both sides of the table. In Acing the Frontend Interview she shows you how to navigate the whole process—recruiter screening, frontend technical screening, full loop, decision—and communicate your impeccable skills with handy funneling techniques.

about the book

Acing the Frontend Interview lays out what employers are looking for when hiring frontend roles, and how you can show those qualities at interview. You will review in-demand frontend skills, from technical concepts like UX and performance, to collaboration across teams, culture fit, and even how well you work with AI. Stay up to date with the latest frontend technologies like React 19 and the Vite development environment, and learn to use established communication frameworks such as RADIO and STAR to prove your skills with confidence. Hands-on coding examples help reinforce key concepts and let you prepare for practical interviews.

about the reader

For readers who know the basics of web development, including React.

about the author

Jennifer Fu is a veteran frontend engineer with over 20 years in enterprise software, specializing in React and modern web development. Her work spans AI, machine learning, storage, and security, giving her a broad perspective on building scalable, user-focused applications. At Domino Data Lab, she helped modernize frontend infrastructure and deliver innovative solutions—experience that gives her unique, real-world insight into the challenges candidates face in frontend interviews.
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