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Python Sql
What this posting asks for
Level: Internship — The title says "Internship".
Main responsibilities
- Collaborate with engineering teams to provide security guidance on new products and technologies
- Assist in threat modeling and architecture reviews for upcoming features and products
- Participate in regular security assessments through basic penetration testing and code reviews of SeatGeek products
- Learn and promote secure coding practices by working closely with developers
- Help engineer and enhance security controls to harden our AWS environment and improve visibility
- Contribute to automation and tooling projects that scale security across the company
- Support incident response efforts by helping identify vulnerabilities, tune alerts, and enhance detections
- Participate in Purple team (Red team / Blue team) exercises to understand both offensive and defensive perspectives
- Share ideas to continuously improve our security programs and shape their future
- What you have
Competencies an interviewer will look for
- Technical skill Core
In the posting: “SeatGeek is looking for a Security Engineering Intern to join our Security team.” · “As an intern, you’ll gain hands-on experience across all aspects of our security program: from application security and threat modeling to detection engineer…” · “Whether you’re assisting in code reviews, building security tools, or supporting incident response efforts, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from experie…”
Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off. - Teamwork and collaboration Core
In the posting: “You’ll join a team focused on building proactive, secure-by-default systems through a combination of automation, visibility, and collaboration.” · “Collaborate with engineering teams to provide security guidance on new products and technologies”
Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled. - Data and analysis Supporting
In the posting: “You’ll help protect our users, systems, and data while learning how security operates at scale in a modern, cloud-native environment.”
Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it. - Adaptability and learning Supporting
In the posting: “Curiosity and a desire to learn how things work under the hood”
Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted. - Attention to detail and quality Supporting
In the posting: “Participate in regular security assessments through basic penetration testing and code reviews of SeatGeek products”
Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used.
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- Walk me through a piece of work where you used your strongest technical skill. What exactly did you do? From this posting
- Describe a time you worked with another team to deliver something. What was your part? From this posting
- How have you used python in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
- Tell me about a problem you solved using sql. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you used data or numbers to make a decision. From this posting
- Describe a time your plans changed suddenly. How did you adjust? From this posting
- Tell me about a time you caught an error before it reached a customer or a report. From this posting
- Walk me through how you would check whether a report's numbers are right.
- Describe a time you handled an upset customer or colleague.
- Tell me about a time you had several deadlines at once. How did you decide what to do first?
- Give an example of a mistake you caught before it caused a problem.
- Tell me about a time you taught someone how to do something.
- Describe a time you took the lead without being asked.
- Tell me about a time you had to explain something complicated in simple terms.
- Describe a process you improved.
- Do you have any questions for us?
- Why do you want to work here?
- Why is there a gap in your employment? Difficult question
- Why did you leave your last job? Difficult question
- Why are you changing careers? Difficult question
- What is your greatest weakness? Difficult question
- What are your salary expectations? Difficult question
- You seem overqualified for this role. Why do you want it? Difficult question
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- A customer is angry about a delay you did not cause. What do you do?
- How do you keep track of many open customer requests?
- Tell me about a time you could not give a customer what they wanted.
- You find that the inventory count does not match the system. What do you do?
- Tell me about a time a shipment or delivery went wrong.
- How do you make sure safety rules are followed on a busy shift?
- Two managers ask you to book the same room at the same time. What do you do?
- How have you used spreadsheets in your work?
- Tell me about a time you had to enter or check a lot of data accurately.
- Tell me about a sale or agreement you are proud of.
- A prospect says your price is too high. How do you respond?
- How do you keep your pipeline organised?
- Tell me about a technical problem you solved on your own.
- You find a bug right before a release. What do you do?