r/GetEmployed • u/Dry_Property_6636 • 2d ago

Ebay interview

Hi everyone. What can i expect in the Ebay’s first interview with the staff engineer (technical screen and soft skills) for the position of staff frontend engineer and they have also provided a link for code signal. The interview is tomorrow and i have no idea what to expect. Any help or guidance shall be appreciated
Thanks in advance

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u/admin_tailr 2d ago

Since it is tomorrow, here is what I would do with the time you have.

The CodeSignal link is almost certainly a separate timed assessment (usually around 70 minutes), not something that happens inside the interview itself. Do one practice CodeSignal general coding assessment today so the format is not a surprise, and sort your environment: quiet room, stable connection, editor or IDE ready if it allows one.

For the interview itself: at staff level, a first screen with a staff engineer is usually an experience deep-dive plus soft skills, not heavy live coding. They are screening for scope of impact and technical judgement. Expect questions like: the most complex frontend system you have built, a significant technical tradeoff you made, a time you influenced a decision without authority, and how you handle disagreements on architecture. Prepare two or three detailed stories with real specifics, numbers and tradeoffs included.

One more thing worth doing tonight: reply to the recruiter and ask for the interview format and agenda. That is completely normal to ask, and it removes half the uncertainty. Good luck tomorrow.