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What this posting asks for

Level: Senior — The title says "Senior".

Main responsibilities

  • Lead engineering architecture design reviews
  • Lead key initiatives within Connected Devices
  • Mentor other engineers, including Senior Engineers
  • Work across teams with Product, Design, and Engineering to create integrated solutions that delight our customers
  • Improve our Engineering process, including long-term thinking, sprint planning and stand-ups
  • Build software that adheres to our high bar on stability and latency in this mission-critical space
  • Work with the latest open source technologies

Competencies an interviewer will look for

  • Technical skill Core
    In the posting: “We’re explorers, pursuing society’s most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software.” · “As a senior engineer on the team, you will be intimately involved in the architecture decisions that will shape this product.” · “You live and breathe device software that require high stability and fast, consistent performance.”
    Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off.
  • Leadership and mentoring Core
    In the posting: “You also enjoy mentoring other engineers, and love to be a hands-on teacher helping to up level the engineers around you.” · “Mentor other engineers, including Senior Engineers” · “5+ years mentoring junior team members and/or leading small teams”
    Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them.
  • Customer focus Core
    In the posting: “We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities and each other.” · “Not only can you drive decisions among competing engineering trade-offs, your empathy with customers allows you to intuit innovative solutions for our custom…” · “You will be working closely with product managers and designers to ensure we are building the right solution for 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.
  • Planning and organisation Core
    In the posting: “Life at Axon is fast-paced, challenging and meaningful.” · “Improve our Engineering process, including long-term thinking, sprint planning and stand-ups” · “This role is based out of our Seattle, Boston, Atlanta, or Scottsdale offices and follows a hybrid schedule.”
    Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how.
  • Attention to detail and quality Core
    In the posting: “We’re explorers, pursuing society’s most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software.” · “10+ years experience writing unit, integration and/or system level tests” · “Understanding of Computer Science fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, run-time analysis, object-oriented design and code quality verification”
    Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used.
  • Teamwork and collaboration Core
    In the posting: “We rely on in-person collaboration and ask that team members work onsite Tuesdays through Fridays, with the flexibility to work remotely on Mondays, unless t…” · “We believe that connection fuels innovation, and our in-office culture is designed to foster meaningful teamwork, mentorship, and shared success.”
    Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled.
  • Ownership and accountability Supporting
    In the posting: “Here, you’ll take ownership and drive real change.”
    Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it.
  • Data and analysis Supporting
    In the posting: “Understanding of Computer Science fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, run-time analysis, object-oriented design and code quality verification”
    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: “We rely on in-person collaboration and ask that team members work onsite Tuesdays through Fridays, with the flexibility to work remotely on Mondays, unless t…”
    Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted.

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