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What this posting asks for

Level: Lead / staff — The title says "Principal".

Main responsibilities

  • Lead discovery to clarify the real problem, desired outcomes, and constraints before solutioning.
  • Design & Build: Develop, test, and deploy scalable Workday integrations using Workday Studio, EIB, Core Connectors, Cloud Connect, PECI, and Web Services.
  • Create clear documentation (runbooks, integration specs, data flow diagrams), lead design reviews, and mentor others on integration best practices.

Competencies an interviewer will look for

  • Technical skill Core
    In the posting: “Architecture & Strategy: Define integration architecture patterns, standards, and roadmap for the People tech ecosystem.” · “End-to-End Delivery: Own integrations from discovery and architecture through testing, deployment, hypercare, and ongoing optimization, including high-stakes…” · “Influence Enterprise Architecture, Security, and external vendors on design decisions, and hold partners to a high technical bar.”
    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: “Create clear documentation (runbooks, integration specs, data flow diagrams), lead design reviews, and mentor others on integration best practices.” · “Technical Leadership: Create clear documentation (runbooks, integration specs, data flow diagrams) and mentor peers on integration standards and best practices.” · “Stakeholder Partnership: Proven ability to partner with non-technical business leaders, ask the right questions to uncover the real need, and explain complex…”
    Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech.
  • Teamwork and collaboration Core
    In the posting: “Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with People, Payroll, Benefits, Talent Acquisition, Finance, IT, and Security to translate business needs into robust…” · “Stakeholder Partnership: Proven ability to partner with non-technical business leaders, ask the right questions to uncover the real need, and explain complex…” · “Delivery & Ownership: Experience leading cross-functional integration initiatives from ambiguity to delivery, including when requirements, API specs, or plat…”
    Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled.
  • Ownership and accountability Core
    In the posting: “End-to-End Delivery: Own integrations from discovery and architecture through testing, deployment, hypercare, and ongoing optimization, including high-stakes…” · “End-to-End Ownership: Lead integrations through their full lifecycle—from initial discovery and architecture through testing, deployment, and ongoing optimiz…” · “Delivery & Ownership: Experience leading cross-functional integration initiatives from ambiguity to delivery, including when requirements, API specs, or plat…”
    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: “Technical Leadership: Partner closely with teammates, including our integration peer in Chennai, to define swim lanes, shared standards, and a consistent ope…” · “Create clear documentation (runbooks, integration specs, data flow diagrams), lead design reviews, and mentor others on integration best practices.” · “Technical Leadership: Create clear documentation (runbooks, integration specs, data flow diagrams) and mentor peers on integration standards and best practices.”
    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: “Toast creates technology to help restaurants and local businesses succeed in a digital world, helping business owners operate, increase sales, engage custome…” · “We believe learning new AI tools empowers us to build for our customers faster, more independently, and with higher quality.” · “The people who thrive here are those who embrace changes that let us build more 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.
  • Data and analysis Core
    In the posting: “Operational Excellence: Drive root-cause analysis on production failures and lead systemic fixes that reduce technical debt, manual handoffs, and failure rates.” · “Protect sensitive employee data (PII, compensation, ER) through secure-by-design practices.” · “Create clear documentation (runbooks, integration specs, data flow diagrams), lead design reviews, and mentor others on integration best practices.”
    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: “Architecture & Strategy: Define integration architecture patterns, standards, and roadmap for the People tech ecosystem.” · “End-to-End Delivery: Own integrations from discovery and architecture through testing, deployment, hypercare, and ongoing optimization, including high-stakes…” · “Health & Governance: Strengthen monitoring, alerting, logging, error handling, and release testing (including Workday biannual updates) so issues are caught …”
    Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used.
  • Stakeholder management Core
    In the posting: “Problem Framing & Stakeholder Partnership: Act as a trusted technical advisor to People Technology and business leaders.” · “Prioritization & Influence: Balance competing requests across People functions using clear criteria tied to business impact and risk.” · “Influence Enterprise Architecture, Security, and external vendors on design decisions, and hold partners to a high technical bar.”
    Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior.
  • Planning and organisation Core
    In the posting: “Prioritization & Influence: Balance competing requests across People functions using clear criteria tied to business impact and risk.” · “Background supporting People Technology in a fast-paced, high-growth, or global matrix environment.”
    Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how.
  • Adaptability and learning Core
    In the posting: “Delivery & Ownership: Experience leading cross-functional integration initiatives from ambiguity to delivery, including when requirements, API specs, or plat…” · “Our total rewards package goes beyond great earnings potential and provides the means to a healthy lifestyle with the flexibility to meet Toasters’ changing …”
    Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted.
  • Problem solving Supporting
    In the posting: “Problem Solving: Strong analytical skills, with experience troubleshooting production integrations and driving permanent fixes through Jira or ServiceNow.”
    Show it by: Describes a real problem, the options considered and the one chosen; Shows how the cause was found, not just the fix.

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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. Describe a time you worked with another team to deliver something. What was your part? From this posting
  7. Tell me about a task you took from start to finish without anyone asking you to. From this posting
  8. How have you used sales in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
  9. Tell me about a problem you solved using jira. From this posting
  10. Tell me about a time you helped someone on your team get better at their work. From this posting
  11. Tell me about a difficult problem you solved at work. How did you find the cause? From this posting
  12. This posting reads as Data analysis: its questions come first.
  13. Tell me about an analysis that changed a decision. Data analysis
  14. Describe a time you found that the data you were given was wrong. Data analysis
  15. A manager asks you for 'the numbers' by tomorrow with no further detail. What do you do? Data analysis
  16. How do you check that a query or spreadsheet you built gives the right answer? Data analysis
  17. What makes a dashboard useful, and how have you built one? Data analysis
  18. Tell me about a time you explained a statistical result to people without a data background. Data analysis
  19. Sales dropped 15% last month. How would you find out why? Data analysis
  20. Describe a new tool or technique you learned to finish a piece of work. Data analysis
  21. Tell me about a sale or agreement you are proud of.
  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. Two managers ask you to book the same room at the same time. What do you do?
  45. How have you used spreadsheets in your work?
  46. Tell me about a time you had to enter or check a lot of data accurately.
  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.