Recent Technical Program Manager Interview Questions

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  • Meta (Facebook) logoAsked at Meta (Facebook) 
    Technical Program Manager
    Product Strategy
  • Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
  • "We were working on a very high stake migration project where were suppose to migrate all the traffic (more than 40 million users per day) from legacy to modern micro-services based architecture. Before making this massive migration decision, company has already developed a lot of services outside monolith and we were suppose to utilise those services. Some these services there were PADs responsible to communicate the specific vendor APIs. For each vendor we had a dedicated PAD. Fast forward"

    Mohammad shahid S. - "We were working on a very high stake migration project where were suppose to migrate all the traffic (more than 40 million users per day) from legacy to modern micro-services based architecture. Before making this massive migration decision, company has already developed a lot of services outside monolith and we were suppose to utilise those services. Some these services there were PADs responsible to communicate the specific vendor APIs. For each vendor we had a dedicated PAD. Fast forward"See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
    +1 more
  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
    Technical Program Manager
    Product Design
  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
    +2

    "Step 1: Clarifying the Problem Scope Assumptions and basic system requirements: Cashless payments: The machine supports cashless payment methods like credit cards, mobile wallets, or NFC-based payments (e.g., Apple Pay, Google Pay). Multiple candy options: The machine offers different types of candy. Inventory management: The system tracks the stock of candy in real-time. User interface: A display screen for users to select the type of candy, make payments, an"

    Ramendra S. - "Step 1: Clarifying the Problem Scope Assumptions and basic system requirements: Cashless payments: The machine supports cashless payment methods like credit cards, mobile wallets, or NFC-based payments (e.g., Apple Pay, Google Pay). Multiple candy options: The machine offers different types of candy. Inventory management: The system tracks the stock of candy in real-time. User interface: A display screen for users to select the type of candy, make payments, an"See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    System Design
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  • "Increasing a development team's productivity by 25% requires a multifaceted approach that addresses various aspects of team dynamics, processes, and individual performance. Here's a structured approach to tackle this challenge: Assess Current Productivity Levels: Before implementing any changes, it's crucial to understand the current productivity levels of the team. This can be measured through metrics such as velocity (for Agile teams), time-to-market, defect rates, etc. **Identify Bo"

    Shiva K. - "Increasing a development team's productivity by 25% requires a multifaceted approach that addresses various aspects of team dynamics, processes, and individual performance. Here's a structured approach to tackle this challenge: Assess Current Productivity Levels: Before implementing any changes, it's crucial to understand the current productivity levels of the team. This can be measured through metrics such as velocity (for Agile teams), time-to-market, defect rates, etc. **Identify Bo"See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    Program Sense
  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
    +2

    "I would try to understand their perspective, focus on the issue, find common ground, brainstorm solutions, and agree on a course of action."

    Alemayehu m G. - "I would try to understand their perspective, focus on the issue, find common ground, brainstorm solutions, and agree on a course of action."See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
    +1 more
  • "I was a student Worker at Gordon's Food Service, Schaumburg. The tasks were to pull in the shopping carts from the lot, cleaning the break room, restocking products, checking expiration dates, garbage and recycling, vacuuming onion peels, cleaning bathroom mirrors and refilling the bottles with cleaning supplies."

    Amparo L. - "I was a student Worker at Gordon's Food Service, Schaumburg. The tasks were to pull in the shopping carts from the lot, cleaning the break room, restocking products, checking expiration dates, garbage and recycling, vacuuming onion peels, cleaning bathroom mirrors and refilling the bottles with cleaning supplies."See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
  • "The Reason I want to work as a project manager at Rivian is because I've worked as a team at GFS to throw the garbage and recycling out in the garbage and we were able to dump all the garbage as a team and we got the job done."

    Amparo L. - "The Reason I want to work as a project manager at Rivian is because I've worked as a team at GFS to throw the garbage and recycling out in the garbage and we were able to dump all the garbage as a team and we got the job done."See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
  • Apple logoAsked at Apple 

    "The reason I want to work at Apple Company is because I have great communication skills"

    Amparo L. - "The reason I want to work at Apple Company is because I have great communication skills"See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
    +2 more
  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
    +4

    "Authentication verifies "Who you are." Authorization determines "What you can do." Authentication establishes identity, while authorization specifies the actions or resources a user or entity is allowed to access or perform."

    Surbhi A. - "Authentication verifies "Who you are." Authorization determines "What you can do." Authentication establishes identity, while authorization specifies the actions or resources a user or entity is allowed to access or perform."See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    Technical
    +1 more
  • Expedia logoAsked at Expedia 
    Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
  • "This happened in my previous job in [company X]. I was the Single threaded Owner for a new business growth initiative from this company to launch a new eCommerce supply chain solution that X was planning to experiment. Being the single threaded owner, I was accountable for researching the customer problems and coming up with business goals and requirements, including identifying the engineering headcount needed to solve the customer pain point and eventually execute it across 11 different produ"

    VictorSage - "This happened in my previous job in [company X]. I was the Single threaded Owner for a new business growth initiative from this company to launch a new eCommerce supply chain solution that X was planning to experiment. Being the single threaded owner, I was accountable for researching the customer problems and coming up with business goals and requirements, including identifying the engineering headcount needed to solve the customer pain point and eventually execute it across 11 different produ"See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
  • "Netflix Solves a problem that's mass market High importance and people actively looking for new solutions Value proposition Variety of content reasonable prices for tier 1, 2 and 3 cities Available on mobile, desktops and tablets Business model: subscription based, Revenue = f { # of users, lifetime of subscription, fee charged to user } --> Should Improve engagement to increase lifetime. User journey: Find content: Search for it / take a recommendation Watch it Give"

    Rahul J. - "Netflix Solves a problem that's mass market High importance and people actively looking for new solutions Value proposition Variety of content reasonable prices for tier 1, 2 and 3 cities Available on mobile, desktops and tablets Business model: subscription based, Revenue = f { # of users, lifetime of subscription, fee charged to user } --> Should Improve engagement to increase lifetime. User journey: Find content: Search for it / take a recommendation Watch it Give"See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    Program Sense
    +3 more
  • Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
  • Mastercard logoAsked at Mastercard 
    Technical Program Manager
    Technical
  • Technical Program Manager
    System Design
  • Google logoAsked at Google 

    "Handling projects out of my expertise: When faced with a project that falls outside of my expertise, I take the following steps: Identify my skills and knowledge gaps: I assess my own strengths and limitations, and determine which areas of the project may be outside of my comfort zone or expertise. Seek guidance and mentorship: I reach out to colleagues or subject matter experts who have relevant knowledge or experience, and ask for their advice and guidance on the project. Learn and adapt"

    Anonymous Flamingo - "Handling projects out of my expertise: When faced with a project that falls outside of my expertise, I take the following steps: Identify my skills and knowledge gaps: I assess my own strengths and limitations, and determine which areas of the project may be outside of my comfort zone or expertise. Seek guidance and mentorship: I reach out to colleagues or subject matter experts who have relevant knowledge or experience, and ask for their advice and guidance on the project. Learn and adapt"See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    Product Design
  • Snowflake logoAsked at Snowflake 

    "I talked about how I request filtered using data and friendly escalated to keep the program on track. Also, delved deep into the tech stack to identify the areas where we need extra coverage and negotiated resources to handle those areas."

    Rajesh P. - "I talked about how I request filtered using data and friendly escalated to keep the program on track. Also, delved deep into the tech stack to identify the areas where we need extra coverage and negotiated resources to handle those areas."See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    Execution
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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
    Program Sense
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