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Behavioral Interview Questions

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  • Capital One logoAsked at Capital One 
    7 answers
    +4

    "Situation. Initially, my team consisted of young guys who were hired by team leaders based on hardskills. Previously, the company had just begun the transition from a process-based to a product-based approach. In the process of searching and selecting candidates, the interests of the team and the product owner were not taken into account. The candidate didn't pass a behavioral interview on soft skills. Thus, the team consisted of diverse and talented guys, but not very interested in fast wor"

    Anna D. - "Situation. Initially, my team consisted of young guys who were hired by team leaders based on hardskills. Previously, the company had just begun the transition from a process-based to a product-based approach. In the process of searching and selecting candidates, the interests of the team and the product owner were not taken into account. The candidate didn't pass a behavioral interview on soft skills. Thus, the team consisted of diverse and talented guys, but not very interested in fast wor"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Behavioral
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  • Cointracker logoAsked at Cointracker 
    12 answers
    Video answer for 'How do you coach and develop your engineering team?'
    +9

    "Too much talk nothing concrete to know about the person that I am interviewing."

    Vikas T. - "Too much talk nothing concrete to know about the person that I am interviewing."See full answer

    Engineering Manager
    Behavioral
    +1 more
  • Anthropic logoAsked at Anthropic 
    2 answers

    "Mengutamakan misi adalah tindakan memprioritaskan langkah-langkah strategis, operasional, atau tujuan utama yang harus dilakukan saat ini untuk mewujudkan visi jangka panjang"

    Aditya B. - "Mengutamakan misi adalah tindakan memprioritaskan langkah-langkah strategis, operasional, atau tujuan utama yang harus dilakukan saat ini untuk mewujudkan visi jangka panjang"See full answer

    Sales Representative
    Behavioral
  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
    4 answers
    +1

    "Great question! Last year, we were working on a critical project to develop a real-time risk analytics platform. This platform was designed to provide our traders with instantaneous risk metrics, allowing them to make informed decisions in a fast-paced trading environment. Midway through the project, we faced a significant issue: our chosen data processing framework was not performing as expected under the high data throughput required by our trading algorithms. This was causing unacceptable lat"

    Scott S. - "Great question! Last year, we were working on a critical project to develop a real-time risk analytics platform. This platform was designed to provide our traders with instantaneous risk metrics, allowing them to make informed decisions in a fast-paced trading environment. Midway through the project, we faced a significant issue: our chosen data processing framework was not performing as expected under the high data throughput required by our trading algorithms. This was causing unacceptable lat"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
  • +1

    "Evaluate how much the issue affects the sprint goal and timeline. If it blocks the main goal, it needs to be prioritized. Discuss the issue with the team. Analyze the root cause of the issue. Is it because of unclear requirements or a design flaw? You may need to re-prioritize tasks. If the issue is serious enough to delay or change the sprint goal, communicate the updates to stakeholders and manage their expectations. Keep an eye on the solution’s progress and adjust your plans a"

    Hamzeh J. - "Evaluate how much the issue affects the sprint goal and timeline. If it blocks the main goal, it needs to be prioritized. Discuss the issue with the team. Analyze the root cause of the issue. Is it because of unclear requirements or a design flaw? You may need to re-prioritize tasks. If the issue is serious enough to delay or change the sprint goal, communicate the updates to stakeholders and manage their expectations. Keep an eye on the solution’s progress and adjust your plans a"See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
    +1 more
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  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
    4 answers
    Video answer for 'Tell me about a time you turned down more resources to complete a project.'
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    "How about this one... Situation: In my previous Organization, I was PM of Financial services- Business Loans. I was building the user journey and end to end process. We were in middle of development and I got one more product to work on - BNPL (Buy Now Pay Later). Tasks: I was asked to provide the roadmap , rough wireframes, guess estimates (No of engineers required) and by when we can ship the MVP. Need not to mention but as startups always have resource constrains and tight deadli"

    Veronica S. - "How about this one... Situation: In my previous Organization, I was PM of Financial services- Business Loans. I was building the user journey and end to end process. We were in middle of development and I got one more product to work on - BNPL (Buy Now Pay Later). Tasks: I was asked to provide the roadmap , rough wireframes, guess estimates (No of engineers required) and by when we can ship the MVP. Need not to mention but as startups always have resource constrains and tight deadli"See full answer

    Behavioral
  • Meta logoAsked at Meta 
    4 answers
    +1

    "after completing my project, I asked my manager for feedback on my performance. My aim was to identify areas for improvement, and learn more about new technologies which are in the"

    Sugrim S. - "after completing my project, I asked my manager for feedback on my performance. My aim was to identify areas for improvement, and learn more about new technologies which are in the"See full answer

    Finance and Strategy
    Behavioral
  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
    8 answers
    +5

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    Srikhar S. - "t"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
    +4 more
  • Anthropic logoAsked at Anthropic 
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    Machine Learning Engineer
    Behavioral
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  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
    12 answers
    Video answer for 'How do you build credibility with new reports on a team you haven't built yourself?'
    +9

    "Credibility is very important for success of any team. And it is something that takes time to build, but if i am inheriting a team that i did not build, i would spend dedicated time to understand team structure, dynamics and skill levels for every team member. Domain knowledge and experience are other important factors i would learn about each team member. In regular meetings i would introduce the culture of openness and respect where team members feel free to bring in ideas and constructive fee"

    Kanwarpreet S. - "Credibility is very important for success of any team. And it is something that takes time to build, but if i am inheriting a team that i did not build, i would spend dedicated time to understand team structure, dynamics and skill levels for every team member. Domain knowledge and experience are other important factors i would learn about each team member. In regular meetings i would introduce the culture of openness and respect where team members feel free to bring in ideas and constructive fee"See full answer

    Engineering Manager
    Behavioral
  • Anduril logoAsked at Anduril 
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    Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
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  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
    1 answer

    "S – Situation: In a university project, my team was building a collaborative code editor. As part of the functionality, we needed a login system so users could securely access their sessions and collaborate in real time. T – Task: I was responsible for implementing the authentication system. Initially, I planned to build the entire login system from scratch, including user management, password storage, and session handling. But as the deadline approached, I realized that implementing thi"

    Hamzeh H. - "S – Situation: In a university project, my team was building a collaborative code editor. As part of the functionality, we needed a login system so users could securely access their sessions and collaborate in real time. T – Task: I was responsible for implementing the authentication system. Initially, I planned to build the entire login system from scratch, including user management, password storage, and session handling. But as the deadline approached, I realized that implementing thi"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Behavioral
  • Asana logoAsked at Asana 
    7 answers
    +4

    "For self achievement, The product manager builds useful products for users and makes the world better. For the team, The product manager can work with the team, and leverage the team resources to make things happen, which is more impactful. For the company, Pm are usually problem solvers, help companies to solve problems and grow better "

    Shen W. - "For self achievement, The product manager builds useful products for users and makes the world better. For the team, The product manager can work with the team, and leverage the team resources to make things happen, which is more impactful. For the company, Pm are usually problem solvers, help companies to solve problems and grow better "See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
  • +4

    "I broke down my answer into Understanding the goal, investigating the current state and its challenges, prioritizing opportunities, brainstorming solutions, and selecting solutions. To understand the goal and current state, I asked questions about the onboarding funnel and the conversion percentages. They have clear metrics to share, with the specific conversion rates for each stage. I then identified the subscription screen in the flow as one of the key opportunities, as most of the drop happ"

    Jaison E. - "I broke down my answer into Understanding the goal, investigating the current state and its challenges, prioritizing opportunities, brainstorming solutions, and selecting solutions. To understand the goal and current state, I asked questions about the onboarding funnel and the conversion percentages. They have clear metrics to share, with the specific conversion rates for each stage. I then identified the subscription screen in the flow as one of the key opportunities, as most of the drop happ"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
    +2 more
  • Meta logoAsked at Meta 
    1 answer

    "I talked about a time that my manager had a better understanding of something than me and that I had to start to ask him what he knew about a certain type of thing once I was getting work assigned"

    Anonymous Cheetah - "I talked about a time that my manager had a better understanding of something than me and that I had to start to ask him what he knew about a certain type of thing once I was getting work assigned"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Behavioral
    +1 more
  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
    2 answers
    Video answer for 'Tell me about a time when a team member had difficulty performing a task.'

    "You deploy the member for a retraining depending on the task ahead"

    Ra E. - "You deploy the member for a retraining depending on the task ahead"See full answer

    Engineering Manager
    Behavioral
  • Meta logoAsked at Meta 
    4 answers

    "I want to work at Meta because of its reputation as a company that consistently pushes the boundaries of technology, particularly in areas like AI, machine learning, and immersive technologies such as AR and VR. I admire Meta's mission to bring people closer together and create meaningful connections, as well as its focus on long-term innovation, such as the development of the metaverse. As an AI engineer, I'm excited about the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects that have a global impa"

    Alan T. - "I want to work at Meta because of its reputation as a company that consistently pushes the boundaries of technology, particularly in areas like AI, machine learning, and immersive technologies such as AR and VR. I admire Meta's mission to bring people closer together and create meaningful connections, as well as its focus on long-term innovation, such as the development of the metaverse. As an AI engineer, I'm excited about the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects that have a global impa"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Behavioral
    +5 more
  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
    3 answers

    " Last year, we were in the midst of a critical project to develop a new machine learning-driven risk analytics platform. This platform was intended to provide real-time risk assessments and predictive insights to enhance our trading strategies. However, midway through the project, our project lead unexpectedly had to take an extended leave of absence due to a personal emergency. This left the team without clear leadership during a crucial phase of the project. Stepping into the Leadership R"

    Scott S. - " Last year, we were in the midst of a critical project to develop a new machine learning-driven risk analytics platform. This platform was intended to provide real-time risk assessments and predictive insights to enhance our trading strategies. However, midway through the project, our project lead unexpectedly had to take an extended leave of absence due to a personal emergency. This left the team without clear leadership during a crucial phase of the project. Stepping into the Leadership R"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
    3 answers

    "While interning at Numerix Analytics, I was working on a campaign analysis project where I used customer engagement data to recommend which email subject lines performed best. Based on open rate data from the past two campaigns, I concluded that short, curiosity-based subject lines were outperforming more direct ones. I recommended using that style for the next major campaign. The marketing team followed my recommendation. However, the open and click-through rates for the next campaign dropped s"

    Dhruv M. - "While interning at Numerix Analytics, I was working on a campaign analysis project where I used customer engagement data to recommend which email subject lines performed best. Based on open rate data from the past two campaigns, I concluded that short, curiosity-based subject lines were outperforming more direct ones. I recommended using that style for the next major campaign. The marketing team followed my recommendation. However, the open and click-through rates for the next campaign dropped s"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
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