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Compliance (must) Salesforce (nice)

What this posting asks for

Level: Manager — The title says "Manager".

Main responsibilities

  • Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing software engineering team responsible for Veracyte's AI-Powered Billing Automation platform.
  • Define and execute the engineering roadmap in partnership with Product Management, Revenue Cycle Management, Finance, Laboratory Operations, Data & AI, and A…
  • Deliver secure, scalable, and highly available cloud-native applications, APIs, and AI-enabled services supporting laboratory billing, reimbursement, claims …
  • Define the technical strategy for applying AI to billing automation, balancing innovation with reliability, security, regulatory compliance, and measurable b…
  • Partner with AI engineers, data scientists, and business stakeholders to identify and prioritize opportunities for intelligent automation across the revenue …
  • Lead the development of AI-powered capabilities such as intelligent document processing, claims validation, exception handling, payer rule interpretation, co…
  • Design and implement integrations with enterprise platforms including ERP, CRM, laboratory information systems (LIS), electronic medical record (EMR/EHR) sys…
  • Establish engineering best practices for integrating generative AI and machine learning into production systems, including evaluation, monitoring, governance…
  • Drive engineering excellence through modern software development practices including CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automated testing, code quality, se…
  • Ensure applications meet performance, reliability, scalability, and compliance requirements while protecting sensitive healthcare and financial data.

Competencies an interviewer will look for

  • Technical skill Core
    In the posting: “Veracyte is seeking an experienced Software Development Manager to lead the engineering team responsible for our AI-powered Billing Automation platform.” · “This team builds and operates software that improves laboratory billing, reimbursement, claims processing, and other revenue-cycle workflows through cloud-na…” · “The Software Development Manager will be accountable for the team’s people leadership, technical direction, execution, and operational performance.”
    Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off.
  • Problem solving Core
    In the posting: “Excellent communication, stakeholder-management, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to collaborate across technical and business te…” · “Experience modernizing legacy applications, leading distributed or hybrid teams, or working in regulated healthcare, diagnostics, life sciences, or medical-d…” · “Veracyte (Nasdaq: VCYT) is a global diagnostics company whose vision is to transform cancer care for patients all over the world.”
    Show it by: Describes a real problem, the options considered and the one chosen; Shows how the cause was found, not just the fix.
  • Teamwork and collaboration Core
    In the posting: “Partner with AI engineers, data scientists, and business stakeholders to identify and prioritize opportunities for intelligent automation across the revenue …” · “Collaborate with CloudOps and Platform Engineering to optimize AWS infrastructure for availability, performance, security, and cost efficiency.” · “Excellent communication, stakeholder-management, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to collaborate across technical and business te…”
    Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled.
  • Customer focus Core
    In the posting: “At Veracyte, we offer exciting career opportunities for those interested in joining a pioneering team that is committed to transforming cancer care for patie…” · “Working at Veracyte enables our employees to not only make a meaningful impact on the lives of patients, but to also learn and grow within a purpose driven e…” · “This is what we call the Veracyte way – it’s about how we work together, guided by our values, to give clinicians the insights they need to help patients mak…”
    Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company.
  • Data and analysis Core
    In the posting: “This is what we call the Veracyte way – it’s about how we work together, guided by our values, to give clinicians the insights they need to help patients mak…” · “You will partner closely with Product Management, Revenue Cycle Management, Finance, Laboratory Operations, Data & AI, Enterprise Applications, Architecture,…” · “Define and execute the engineering roadmap in partnership with Product Management, Revenue Cycle Management, Finance, Laboratory Operations, Data & AI, and A…”
    Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it.
  • Attention to detail and quality Core
    In the posting: “Together, these groups identify business needs and deliver software that reduces manual effort, improves billing accuracy, accelerates reimbursement, and inc…” · “Define the technical strategy for applying AI to billing automation, balancing innovation with reliability, security, regulatory compliance, and measurable b…” · “Drive engineering excellence through modern software development practices including CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automated testing, code quality, se…”
    Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used.
  • Communication Core
    In the posting: “Excellent communication, stakeholder-management, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to collaborate across technical and business te…” · “If you receive any suspicious alerts or communications through LinkedIn or other online job sites for any position at Veracyte, please exercise caution and p…”
    Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech.
  • Ownership and accountability Core
    In the posting: “The Software Development Manager will be accountable for the team’s people leadership, technical direction, execution, and operational performance.” · “Foster a culture of ownership, experimentation, innovation, continuous learning, and responsible AI adoption.”
    Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it.
  • Leadership and mentoring Core
    In the posting: “The Software Development Manager will be accountable for the team’s people leadership, technical direction, execution, and operational performance.” · “Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing software engineering team responsible for Veracyte's AI-Powered Billing Automation platform.”
    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: “Partner with AI engineers, data scientists, and business stakeholders to identify and prioritize opportunities for intelligent automation across the revenue …” · “Excellent communication, stakeholder-management, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to collaborate across technical and business te…”
    Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how.
  • Stakeholder management Core
    In the posting: “Partner with AI engineers, data scientists, and business stakeholders to identify and prioritize opportunities for intelligent automation across the revenue …” · “Excellent communication, stakeholder-management, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to collaborate across technical and business te…”
    Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior.
  • Adaptability and learning Supporting
    In the posting: “Veracyte is a growing company that offers significant career opportunities if you are curious, driven, patient-oriented and aspire to help us build a great c…”
    Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted.

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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 difficult problem you solved at work. How did you find the cause? From this posting
  6. Describe a time you worked with another team to deliver something. What was your part? From this posting
  7. Describe a time you went out of your way to solve a customer's problem. From this posting
  8. How have you used compliance in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
  9. Tell me about a problem you solved using salesforce. From this posting
  10. Tell me about a time you helped someone on your team get better at their work. From this posting
  11. Describe a time your plans changed suddenly. How did you adjust? From this posting
  13. This posting reads as Software engineering: its questions come first.
  14. Tell me about the hardest bug you have tracked down. How did you find the cause? Software engineering
  15. Describe a technical design decision you made and the trade-off behind it. Software engineering
  16. Tell me about a time you disagreed with a teammate in a code review. Software engineering
  17. Production is down and you are the first engineer to notice. What do you do in the first 30 minutes? Software engineering
  18. How do you decide what to test before you ship a change? Software engineering
  19. Walk me through a feature you built from start to finish. What tools and languages did you use? Software engineering
  20. Tell me about a time you helped a less experienced engineer get unstuck. Software engineering
  21. Your estimate for a feature turns out to be badly wrong halfway through. What do you do? Software engineering
  22. How do you keep your pipeline organised?
  23. Describe a time you handled an upset customer or colleague.
  24. Tell me about a time you had several deadlines at once. How did you decide what to do first?
  25. Give an example of a mistake you caught before it caused a problem.
  26. Tell me about a time you taught someone how to do something.
  27. Describe a time you took the lead without being asked.
  28. Tell me about a time you had to explain something complicated in simple terms.
  29. Describe a process you improved.
  30. Do you have any questions for us?
  31. Why do you want to work here?
  32. Why is there a gap in your employment? Difficult question
  33. Why did you leave your last job? Difficult question
  34. Why are you changing careers? Difficult question
  35. What is your greatest weakness? Difficult question
  36. What are your salary expectations? Difficult question
  37. You seem overqualified for this role. Why do you want it? Difficult question
  38. Improper-question practice: How old are you? / Do you have children? / Where are you from originally?
  39. A customer is angry about a delay you did not cause. What do you do?
  40. How do you keep track of many open customer requests?
  41. Tell me about a time you could not give a customer what they wanted.
  42. You find that the inventory count does not match the system. What do you do?
  43. Tell me about a time a shipment or delivery went wrong.
  44. How do you make sure safety rules are followed on a busy shift?
  45. Two managers ask you to book the same room at the same time. What do you do?
  46. How have you used spreadsheets in your work?
  47. Tell me about a time you had to enter or check a lot of data accurately.
  48. Tell me about a sale or agreement you are proud of.
  49. A prospect says your price is too high. How do you respond?
  50. Tell me about a technical problem you solved on your own.
  51. You find a bug right before a release. What do you do?
  52. Walk me through how you would check whether a report's numbers are right.