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Behavioral Questions | SWM Prep

(0.) General
Tell me about yourself
Why a software manager? Wny not a product manager?
Talk about some of the projects you've worked on
What was the largest project you've executed?
When was the last time you did something innovative?
How do you describe the technical aspects of a project to individuals who don't have technical backgrounds?

(1.) Company
Why Google? - ambitions projects in ambiguous environments - action-oriented culture - collaborative & diverse teams
Why Meta?
Why Amazon?
Why …

(2.) Working with people
Experience-based
Tell me about a time when you've handled a conflict with a subordinate, a teammate, or a superior.
Tell me about a difficult employee situation that you handled not so well
Give an example of how you helped another employee
How do you manage difficult conversations?
Hypothetical
How would you address a skills gap?
How would you address a personality conflict?
How would you ensure your team is diverse and inclusive?
How could you spot burn out?
How would you organize day to day work activities?
How would you convince a team to adopt a new technology?
How do you plan to integrate team building into the workplace?


(3.) People Management / Leadership
Experience-based
How do you lead in a non-hierarchical team environment (even if you are not a formal leader)?
What is your personal leadership style?
How do you set goals for your engineering team?
Show examples of how you’ve resolved complex situations. How did you ensure you dealt with team challenges in a balanced way?
How would you build a high-performance engineering team?
How do you hire top engineers?
How do you structure 1:1s?
How do you deal with low performers?
How do you deal with high performers?
How do you coach and develop your team?
Talk about your best and worst performing teams
Have you ever coached an engineer into a management role?
How do you build credibility with new reports on a team you haven't built yourself?
Hypothetical
How would you support and grow your teams?
How would you influence, solve problems and drive improvements?
How would you take ownership and stay creative while moving quickly?
What would you do with someone that had stayed at the same level for too long?

(4.) Project Management
Experience-based
Tell me in detail about the architecture of a project you've been involved with
Tell me about a time you scaled a system
As a manager, how do you handle trade-offs?
Describe how you deal with change management
Describe in detail a project that failed
Describe a project in the past that was behind schedule and provide concrete steps that you took to remedy the situation
How do you break down large, complex projects for your team?
Tell me about a time you needed to deliver a project on a deadline but there were multiple roadblocks and constraints to deliver. How did you manage that situation?
Tell me about a project, product or system you worked upon. What were the design and technical problems you faced? How did you solve them?
Hypothetical
What’s your personal Project Management philosophy? How do you apply your framework to projects you manage? Be prepared to explain and justify your methodology.
Be able to discuss and compare different project management methodologies and their relative merits (e.g. tradeoffs between flexibility and process in an agile environment). Why did you use a particular approach?
How do you deal with ambiguous situations and problems?
Tell me how you would balance engineering limitations with customer requirements
How do you handle projects without defined end dates?
How would you prioritize multiple projects of varying complexity?
How do you balance process versus execution? What are signals that too much or too little process is in place?
How do you evaluate the success or failure of a project?
What are some strategies for handling competing visions on how to execute a project?