I joined TW as a Vapasi intern, Its a program designed for women to come back to industry after a break. Since I had a break, I was skeptical about the interview but the HR rep made me feel at place and assured me that it would not need me to dig into the depths of computer science. On the day of interview, I was given a small challenge and they asked me to code it using any language of my preference and share the screen while programming. I chose JS. They encouraged me to use search engines in case I was struggling with syntax. Overall, it was a very nice experience. In the initial round they had a casual discussion on what I worked on, which technologies, some elaboration and questions around that. I guess they were judging the basic capabilities. And in the coding round, IMHO they were judging the thought process, problem solving, prompt engineering, improvisation, etc. I loved how it was focused on the essential stuff needed for a developer rather than the rutted answers.
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Question 1
Solve a given challenge using any program of your choice
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Thoughtworks (Coimbatore) in Mar 2025
Interview
The interview has the following round:
1. Recruiter screen (≈ 45-60 min)
2. Pair-programming (or design-jam) interview (≈ 60 min)
3. Technical-depth interview (≈ 60-90 min)
4. Culture & social-values conversation (≈ 60 min)
5. Leadership interview (≈ 60 min)
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Question 1
Pair-Programming Assessment
During this session, I was presented with a pre-existing codebase and instructed to implement two additional features while collaborating in real time with the interviewer. The exercise evaluated my ability to:
1. Apply incremental design and refactoring practices
2. Articulate my reasoning and decisions clearly while writing code.
Technical-Depth Interview
The subsequent interview concentrated chiefly on core JavaScript concepts, supplemented by several React-specific questions. The discussion probed my mastery of:
1. Fundamental language topics such as scope, asynchronous patterns, prototypes, and recent ES features;
2. General problem-solving and algorithmic reasoning;
3. React principles, including hooks, component lifecycle considerations, and state-management strategies.
First round was pairing round. a code sample was given, and need to complete it while considering your interviewer as a colleague. Pair programming
Second was technical on javascript concepts
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Question 1
How can you not allow to change the property of object during run time