Junior Developer Technical Interview

Duration: 60 minutes

Phase 1: Introduction (15 minutes)

Brief introductions
Overview of interview format
Discussion of your background and experience

Phase 2: Code Review (15 minutes)

You'll review a simple Todo application and discuss:

Code structure and organisation
Potential improvements
Best practices
Your thought process

Phase 3: Implementation Challenge (30 minutes)

Choose ONE of the following features to implement:

Edit Todo Feature
- Add ability to edit existing todos
- Required: Edit button, input field for changes
- Should preserve todo's completion status
Local Storage
- Make todos persist after page refresh
- Required: Save/load todos from localStorage
- Handle JSON parsing/stringifying
Due Dates
- Add due dates to todos
- Required: Date input field
- Display date with todo item

Evaluation Criteria

Code Review (40%)

Code comprehension
Problem identification
Knowledge of best practices
Communication skills

Implementation (40%)

Working solution
Code organisation
Basic error handling
Time management

Technical Communication (20%)

Clear explanation of thoughts
Questions asked
Receptiveness to feedback
Professional demeanour

Bonus Points (10%)

Writing browser based tests for new features

Notes:

Feel free to ask questions
Think aloud while coding
Focus on making it work first, then improve if time permits