Technical Depth & Areas of Specialization Questions
At FAANG companies, designers often have areas of depth or expertise. Discuss yours: e.g., mobile design, design systems, user research, accessibility, interaction design, etc. Show you have informed opinions based on experience and continuous learning.
EasyTechnical
19 practiced
Describe what a design system is and list its core components (e.g., tokens, components, documentation, accessibility guidelines, tooling). Explain the primary value a design system brings to engineering and product teams, and outline a pragmatic 3-step roadmap to start a design system at a mid-sized company (50–200 engineers).
MediumTechnical
34 practiced
Implement an accessible modal dialog component in React using TypeScript. Requirements: traps focus inside the dialog while open, returns focus to the opener on close, closes on Escape, sets appropriate ARIA attributes (role='dialog', aria-modal='true'), and prevents background scrolling. Provide the component API (props) and describe edge cases like nested modals and server-side rendering.
EasyTechnical
31 practiced
Explain the difference between 'perceived performance' and 'actual performance'. Provide three UI techniques to improve perceived performance (e.g., skeleton screens, optimistic updates, progressive rendering), explain when to use each technique, and describe one potential pitfall per technique.
HardTechnical
20 practiced
A large accessibility audit reports 300 components violating keyboard focus order due to nested focusable elements and tabindex misuse. Propose a remediation strategy with triage criteria, automated detection, patching approach, estimated effort and ROI, and long-term prevention mechanisms (lint rules, tests).
MediumTechnical
34 practiced
You're implementing a pixel-perfect design for a complex animated component, but the animations cause frame drops on low-end devices. Designers insist on fidelity. How do you approach the conversation and propose alternatives that balance visual fidelity and performance? Provide concrete technical alternatives and how you'd validate them.
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