Top Technical Program Manager Interview Questions

Ravi P. - "First Example I in my role as a engineering manager were designing homepage widget where we showing , how much sales the seller has made today . We were listening to order placed event , and then aggregating this information and showing to seller , Now there were cases where a sellers order might have been cancelled be user or by the seller or due to some breaches , as this can happen through multiple different channels and which were not audited , There was no full proof way to cover all the e"See full answer

Divya K. - "You will need to start from Browser and go all the way up to Analytic systems and methods. Everything needs to be covered"See full answer

Adarsh S. - "Thanks for the question! This is one of my favourite topics because it’s at the core of what we do as PMs DAILY: making the complex simple to drive alignment. I’ve got a structured way to approach this, and I’ll use it to explain payment aggregators - like Plaid - and how they enable Open Banking, with a twist about a technical hiccup I’ve seen in practice. Let’s dive in. I start by assessing the audience. Say I’m talking to a marketing manager at Transak - someone sharp but not techni"See full answer

Anonymous Panda - "In a previous role as a Program Manager, I encountered a situation where we were halfway through a project aimed at streamlining our customer support operations. It became evident that a specific process we were implementing to manage customer inquiries and escalations was inefficient and causing delays. Recognizing the importance of addressing this issue promptly, I took the following steps: Assessment: First, I conducted a thorough assessment of the process to pinpoint the bottlenecks a"See full answer

Hemanth M. - "Start by giving a brief overview of the technical stacks used in our product. Highlight the key technologies, frameworks, languages, and tools employed. This sets the stage for a more detailed discussion. In choosing our technical stack, we prioritized scalability, opting for micro-services architecture to ensure flexibility and ease of scaling components independently. This decision enables us to handle increased user loads while maintaining optimal performance. One trade-off we made was favo"See full answer

Praniti S. - "My mistake: gave a very generic project management approach and didn't properly address how to get value out of it sooner Expected: being able to structure a project in a way that delivers value at incremental steps along the way"See full answer

Sayee M. - "i asked if she meant operations business analytics metrics.. she clarified that she meant operational/stability metrics.. i explained that i used dynatrace to monitor the product and she said i want to know about SLAs etc. she was looking for the words SLA SLO and SLI.. i then explained SLA 99.99% various SLO's contributed to it like system uptime, continous testing of business functions, and incident mgmt metrics."See full answer

Divya K. - "Explain how you implemented your telemetry and observability in previous projects."See full answer

1rn19ec058 P. - "a 3 year project can broken down into several sprints which includes the core functionalities as well as the customer excitement features like design, aesthetics and smoothness of the transitioning of different features, while handling a 3 week project we must first priortise what features needs to be included and what features can be delayed and what impact the feature that needs to be included derive and but one common thing that would be included while handling both the projects would be thor"See full answer

Jatin S. - "A project charter is a formal document that authorizes a project and outlines its objectives, scope, stakeholders, and key details. It serves as an agreement among stakeholders and provides a clear foundation for the project by defining what needs to be done and why. Typically, the project sponsor issues the project charter to the project manager or team, formally initiating the project. A project charter typically includes the following key elements to ensure a comprehensive and clear unde"See full answer

Chozhls - "Product planning requires a strategic approach that balances customer needs, market trends, and business objectives. Here's a structured framework I recommend: Discovery:Understand the Market: Conduct in-depth market research to identify customer needs, pain points, and competitive landscape. Define User Personas: Create detailed user personas to understand your target audience's behaviors, goals, and challenges. Analyze the Problem: Clearly articulate the core problem your product aims to"See full answer

Kegomoditswe R. - "oracle"See full answer