Behavioral Interview Questions

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  • Product Manager
    Behavioral
  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
    +7

    "What are some of the Tradeoff stories Amazon prefers? Do they prefer the Feature Prioritization type of tradeoff or technology/platform type of tradeoffs? "

    Imran R. - "What are some of the Tradeoff stories Amazon prefers? Do they prefer the Feature Prioritization type of tradeoff or technology/platform type of tradeoffs? "See full answer

    Behavioral
  • Software Engineer
    Behavioral
  • +1

    "As always, I'd start this discussion by asking a couple clarifying questions. In particular, I'd like to learn more from the interviewer about what "not pulling as hard" looks like. Does it mean: lower code output relative to the rest of the team lower velocity per sprint in terms of story points less participation in code reviews minimal participation in meetings and ceremonies Or perhaps it's a combination of these. As others have pointed out, I'd also want to confirm that I am not ma"

    Seth W. - "As always, I'd start this discussion by asking a couple clarifying questions. In particular, I'd like to learn more from the interviewer about what "not pulling as hard" looks like. Does it mean: lower code output relative to the rest of the team lower velocity per sprint in terms of story points less participation in code reviews minimal participation in meetings and ceremonies Or perhaps it's a combination of these. As others have pointed out, I'd also want to confirm that I am not ma"See full answer

    Business Analyst
    Behavioral
  • Microsoft logoAsked at Microsoft 

    "Interviewer wanted to learn more about architecture and or scalability. But I was not sure what the expected answer was"

    Mridul J. - "Interviewer wanted to learn more about architecture and or scalability. But I was not sure what the expected answer was"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Behavioral
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    "Here are some strategies to mitigate the effects of organizational and architectural dependencies on a team's work. Automation Where possible, automate repetitive tasks, and include appropriate controls to ensure safety. For example, automate deployments, building in all needed safety and compliance checks, and let teams perform the process themselves, rather than having them back up in the Ops team’s queue. Standardize processes Even if you can’t automate a process, make it happen the s"

    Mukul P. - "Here are some strategies to mitigate the effects of organizational and architectural dependencies on a team's work. Automation Where possible, automate repetitive tasks, and include appropriate controls to ensure safety. For example, automate deployments, building in all needed safety and compliance checks, and let teams perform the process themselves, rather than having them back up in the Ops team’s queue. Standardize processes Even if you can’t automate a process, make it happen the s"See full answer

    Behavioral
    Program Sense
  • Meta (Facebook) logoAsked at Meta (Facebook) 
    Software Engineer
    Behavioral
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  • "so its depends on what we have and whats our target , depends on the potential of our group try to changed their mind and it work can be set in right way"

    Nick L. - "so its depends on what we have and whats our target , depends on the potential of our group try to changed their mind and it work can be set in right way"See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
    +1 more
  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 

    "Understanding the Basics Choosing Learning Resources Practicing and Applying Knowledge Seeking Help and Staying Updated Leveraging Modern Tools"

    An D. - "Understanding the Basics Choosing Learning Resources Practicing and Applying Knowledge Seeking Help and Staying Updated Leveraging Modern Tools"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Behavioral
  • Airbnb logoAsked at Airbnb 
    +4

    "I always ask to clarify if this is a brand new team. If so, then I focus on bringing in people with strong technical aptitudes(since I'm hiring for software engineering), but also team members that have experience mentoring and good communication is a must. I look for people who have leadership qualities. I emphasize that building a brand new team isn't something I can do on my own, so the initial hires of that team are very important to help me expand it."

    Catherine I. - "I always ask to clarify if this is a brand new team. If so, then I focus on bringing in people with strong technical aptitudes(since I'm hiring for software engineering), but also team members that have experience mentoring and good communication is a must. I look for people who have leadership qualities. I emphasize that building a brand new team isn't something I can do on my own, so the initial hires of that team are very important to help me expand it."See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Behavioral
    +3 more
  • Google logoAsked at Google 

    "Refer https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/good-product-managers-great-shreyas-doshi/"

    Ash I. - "Refer https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/good-product-managers-great-shreyas-doshi/"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
  • Data Scientist
    Behavioral
  • +6

    "Not at all impressed. Very simple problem he is solved"

    Anonymous Angelfish - "Not at all impressed. Very simple problem he is solved"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
  • Microsoft logoAsked at Microsoft 
    Video answer for 'Tell me about a time you built up a technical champion.'
    Solutions Architect
    Behavioral
    +1 more
  • "How do you ensure that your process maps accurately reflect current workflows in a university?"

    Josephine F. - "How do you ensure that your process maps accurately reflect current workflows in a university?"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
  • Hardware Engineer
    Behavioral
    +1 more
  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 

    "Let me tell you about a time when I solved a problem at my previous company (one of the top 10 Fortune 500 companies). This was an internship and I was coming with almost 2 years of experience and 2 semesters of my graduate program. My experiences have mostly been theoretical or with startups. I've never solved problems at scale. The first week at this team was slow and relaxed, it was just onboarding. The real work started from the 2nd week when I felt like I was pushed into the ocean with n"

    Anonymous Crayfish - "Let me tell you about a time when I solved a problem at my previous company (one of the top 10 Fortune 500 companies). This was an internship and I was coming with almost 2 years of experience and 2 semesters of my graduate program. My experiences have mostly been theoretical or with startups. I've never solved problems at scale. The first week at this team was slow and relaxed, it was just onboarding. The real work started from the 2nd week when I felt like I was pushed into the ocean with n"See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
    +2 more
  • Anthropic logoAsked at Anthropic 

    "i would follow engage/ listen/understand/collaborate/engage/resolve- approach to manage conflicts. I would explain each phase in a project where I face conflict and how I used above approach to resolve the conflict"

    A B. - "i would follow engage/ listen/understand/collaborate/engage/resolve- approach to manage conflicts. I would explain each phase in a project where I face conflict and how I used above approach to resolve the conflict"See full answer

    Product Designer
    Behavioral
    +1 more
  • Behavioral
  • "One project that stands out involved building a customer segmentation dashboard for our marketing team using Power BI. The goal was to help them target campaigns more effectively by segmenting customers based on purchase behavior and demographics. Early in the project, I noticed significant data quality issues in the source tables coming from our CRM system. There were missing values in key fields like customer age and region, duplicate customer IDs, and inconsistencies in how product categories"

    Tim F. - "One project that stands out involved building a customer segmentation dashboard for our marketing team using Power BI. The goal was to help them target campaigns more effectively by segmenting customers based on purchase behavior and demographics. Early in the project, I noticed significant data quality issues in the source tables coming from our CRM system. There were missing values in key fields like customer age and region, duplicate customer IDs, and inconsistencies in how product categories"See full answer

    Product Analyst
    Behavioral
    +1 more
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