# Interviewing as a Front-End Engineer in San Francisco

DevFeed: [Interviewing as a Front-End Engineer in San Francisco](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/interviewing-as-a-front-end-engineer-in-san-francisco-29510.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://philipwalton.com/articles/interviewing-as-a-front-end-engineer-in-san-francisco/>)

Published: 2013-12-24T21:25:12Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Philip Walton](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/philip-walton.md>)

Topics: [Front end](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/frontend.md>), [Web Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web-development.md>)

Tags: [developers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developers.md>), [front-end](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/front-end.md>), [interview](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/interview.md>), [interviewing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/interviewing.md>), [thoughts](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/thoughts.md>), [work](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/work.md>)

## AI overview

The author describes looking for front-end engineering jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area and argues that the interview process for front-end candidates has fundamental problems. The article shares reflections and suggestions for improving that process.

## Source excerpt

A few months ago I started casually looking for front-end gigs in the San Francisco Bay Area. I liked my current job, but I felt I was outgrowing the tech scene in my town. I wanted to leave my small pond and see how I'd fare in a big one, with some of the best developers in the world.