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What this posting asks for

Level: Manager — The title says "Manager".

Main responsibilities

  • Lead and manage a team of talented engineers on the team, providing mentorship, guidance, and support to ensure their success.
  • Understand user needs and pain points to prioritize engineering work and deliver high quality solutions that meet user needs.
  • Drive the execution of projects, overseeing the entire development lifecycle from planning to delivery, while maintaining high standards of quality and timel…
  • Provide hands-on technical leadership (architecture/design, vision/direction/requirements setting, and incident response processes) for your reports.
  • Set the team’s direction, from north star vision, to goals/OKRs, and roadmap. Align with the broader MaaS organization, and our customers
  • Drive execution on the roadmap, making sure we deliver big bets, but stay noble to an ever-changing environment
  • Foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment, promoting innovation, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement within the team.
  • Partner with our recruiting team to attract and hire top talent, and define the overall hiring strategies for your team.

Competencies an interviewer will look for

  • Technical skill Core
    In the posting: “Engineering Managers at Stripe are responsible for the success of their team.” · “You’ll be deeply involved in the engineering and design processes as well as coaching, mentoring, and leading the team.” · “You’ll have a deep understanding of how to drive efficient engineering teams and you’ll have a strong user-focus.”
    Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off.
  • Communication Core
    In the posting: “You’ll be working with engineers on creating technical solutions and communicating effectively across teams and senior leadership.” · “Works effectively cross-functionally and is able to think rigorously, communicate effectively, and make or coordinate hard decisions and tradeoffs.” · “Strong written and verbal communication skills for different audiences (leadership, users, company-wide).”
    Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech.
  • Leadership and mentoring Core
    In the posting: “You’ll be deeply involved in the engineering and design processes as well as coaching, mentoring, and leading the team.” · “You’ll be working with engineers on creating technical solutions and communicating effectively across teams and senior leadership.” · “Lead and manage a team of talented engineers on the team, providing mentorship, guidance, and support to ensure their success.”
    Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them.
  • Planning and organisation Core
    In the posting: “Understand user needs and pain points to prioritize engineering work and deliver high quality solutions that meet user needs.” · “Drive the execution of projects, overseeing the entire development lifecycle from planning to delivery, while maintaining high standards of quality and timel…” · “Align with the broader MaaS organization, and our customers”
    Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how.
  • Teamwork and collaboration Core
    In the posting: “Foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment, promoting innovation, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement within the team.” · “Partner with our recruiting team to attract and hire top talent, and define the overall hiring strategies for your team.”
    Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled.
  • Attention to detail and quality Core
    In the posting: “Understand user needs and pain points to prioritize engineering work and deliver high quality solutions that meet user needs.” · “Drive the execution of projects, overseeing the entire development lifecycle from planning to delivery, while maintaining high standards of quality and timel…”
    Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used.
  • Customer focus Supporting
    In the posting: “Align with the broader MaaS organization, and our customers”
    Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company.
  • Adaptability and learning Supporting
    In the posting: “Drive execution on the roadmap, making sure we deliver big bets, but stay noble to an ever-changing environment”
    Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted.
  • Stakeholder management Supporting
    In the posting: “Align with the broader MaaS organization, and our customers”
    Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior.

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Practice questions

  1. Tell me about yourself. Dedicated step-by-step practice.
  2. If an interviewer asks something improper How to respond to questions about age, family, origin or health.
  3. Built from this posting (8):
  4. Walk me through a piece of work where you used your strongest technical skill. What exactly did you do? From this posting
  5. Tell me about a time you had to explain something complex to someone outside your field. From this posting
  6. Tell me about a time you helped someone on your team get better at their work. From this posting
  7. You have three urgent tasks due today and time to finish only two. How do you decide? From this posting
  8. How have you used recruiting in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
  9. Describe a time you went out of your way to solve a customer's problem. From this posting
  10. Describe a time your plans changed suddenly. How did you adjust? From this posting
  11. Tell me about a time you had to get agreement from people who wanted different things. From this posting
  12. Describe a time you handled an upset customer or colleague.
  13. Tell me about a time you had several deadlines at once. How did you decide what to do first?
  14. Give an example of a mistake you caught before it caused a problem.
  15. Tell me about a time you taught someone how to do something.
  16. Describe a time you took the lead without being asked.
  17. Tell me about a time you had to explain something complicated in simple terms.
  18. Describe a process you improved.
  19. Do you have any questions for us?
  20. Why do you want to work here?
  21. Why is there a gap in your employment? Difficult question
  22. Why did you leave your last job? Difficult question
  23. Why are you changing careers? Difficult question
  24. What is your greatest weakness? Difficult question
  25. What are your salary expectations? Difficult question
  26. You seem overqualified for this role. Why do you want it? Difficult question
  27. Improper-question practice: How old are you? / Do you have children? / Where are you from originally?
  28. A customer is angry about a delay you did not cause. What do you do?
  29. How do you keep track of many open customer requests?
  30. Tell me about a time you could not give a customer what they wanted.
  31. You find that the inventory count does not match the system. What do you do?
  32. Tell me about a time a shipment or delivery went wrong.
  33. How do you make sure safety rules are followed on a busy shift?
  34. Two managers ask you to book the same room at the same time. What do you do?
  35. How have you used spreadsheets in your work?
  36. Tell me about a time you had to enter or check a lot of data accurately.
  37. Tell me about a sale or agreement you are proud of.
  38. A prospect says your price is too high. How do you respond?
  39. How do you keep your pipeline organised?
  40. Tell me about a technical problem you solved on your own.
  41. You find a bug right before a release. What do you do?
  42. Walk me through how you would check whether a report's numbers are right.