HIRE FRONTEND ENGINEERS
Find Frontend Engineers Who Build Interfaces Users Love
Evaluate UI architecture thinking, performance optimization instincts, and design collaboration skills with structured assessments built for frontend hiring.
The Hiring Challenge
Frontend engineers shape every user interaction with your product. A great frontend engineer builds interfaces that are fast, accessible, and delightful. A poor one creates fragile UIs that break across browsers and frustrate users.
The problem: frontend skills span a vast spectrum. A candidate can build pixel-perfect components but struggle with state management at scale. They can write clean CSS but fail to consider accessibility or performance.
Common Hiring Mistakes
Testing CSS skills, not architecture
Centering a div doesn't tell you if they can design a scalable component system.
Ignoring performance instincts
Anyone can make it work. The question is whether it works fast.
Skipping design collaboration
Frontend engineers are the bridge between design and engineering. Communication matters.
Framework tunnel vision
React knowledge expires. Problem-solving ability compounds.
Evaluation Framework
What LayersRank Evaluates
Technical Dimension
40%UI Architecture
- Component design and composition patterns
- State management strategy
- Rendering optimization
Performance
- Bundle size awareness
- Core Web Vitals understanding
- Loading strategy (lazy loading, code splitting)
Fundamentals
- HTML semantics and accessibility
- CSS layout and responsive design
- JavaScript fundamentals beyond frameworks
Behavioral Dimension
35%Design Collaboration
- Translating designs to implementation
- Pushing back on impractical designs constructively
- Proposing UX improvements
User Advocacy
- Accessibility mindset
- Performance as a user experience concern
- Cross-browser/device thinking
Technical Communication
- Explaining trade-offs to designers and PMs
- Code review quality
- Documentation of component APIs
Contextual Dimension
25%Growth Trajectory
- Staying current with evolving frontend landscape
- Interest in adjacent areas (design systems, performance)
- Learning approach for new frameworks and tools
Sample Questions
Sample Assessment Questions
You need to build a complex multi-step form with validation, conditional fields, and auto-save. Walk me through your architecture decisions.
What this reveals: Component design thinking, state management approach, awareness of edge cases (network failures, browser back button).
A page loads in 8 seconds on mobile. Walk me through how you would diagnose and fix the performance issues.
What this reveals: Performance debugging methodology, awareness of Core Web Vitals, understanding of network/rendering pipeline.
When do you decide a component should be reusable vs. purpose-built? Give me an example of each decision.
What this reveals: Architectural judgment, awareness of premature abstraction, pragmatic thinking.
Tell me about a time you disagreed with a designer about implementation. How did you handle it?
What this reveals: Collaboration style, ability to advocate for technical constraints while respecting design intent.
Describe a situation where requirements were ambiguous. How did you move forward?
What this reveals: Comfort with uncertainty, proactive communication, product thinking.
Evaluation Criteria
What separates strong candidates from weak ones across each competency.
UI Architecture
Performance
Accessibility
Collaboration
Code Quality
How It Works
Configure your frontend assessment
Use our template or customize for your tech stack
Invite candidates
They complete the assessment async (35-45 min)
Review reports
See scores with confidence intervals across all dimensions
Make better decisions
Know exactly where to probe in final rounds
Time to first assessment: under 10 minutes
Pricing
| Plan | Per Assessment | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | ₹2,500 | Hiring 1-5 frontend engineers |
| Growth | ₹1,800 | Hiring 5-20 frontend engineers |
| Enterprise | Custom | Hiring 20+ frontend engineers |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How long does the frontend assessment take candidates?
35-45 minutes. Mix of video responses (architecture discussions, debugging scenarios) and written responses.
Does it test React/Vue/Angular specifically?
The default assessment focuses on framework-agnostic frontend concepts. You can customize to include framework-specific questions.
How is this different from a take-home coding test?
Take-homes test execution. LayersRank evaluates judgment, communication, and problem-solving approach — the things that predict job performance.
Can we see the questions before inviting candidates?
Yes. Full preview available after signup.
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