Top Technical Program Manager Interview Questions

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  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
    Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
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  • Microsoft logoAsked at Microsoft 
    Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
  • Technical Program Manager
    System Design
  • Databricks logoAsked at Databricks 

    "You will need to start from Browser and go all the way up to Analytic systems and methods. Everything needs to be covered"

    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

    Technical Program Manager
    Execution
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  • "Situation: At my previous company, we had more than 200 different data sources across 15 business units. These included CRM systems, marketing platforms, HR databases, and even third-party data feeds. The problem was that each team was managing data in its own way. This created inconsistent privacy controls, data quality issues, and compliance gaps, all of which were becoming urgent ahead of a major regulatory audit. Task: I was given the responsibility of implementing a unified data governance"

    Mark G. - "Situation: At my previous company, we had more than 200 different data sources across 15 business units. These included CRM systems, marketing platforms, HR databases, and even third-party data feeds. The problem was that each team was managing data in its own way. This created inconsistent privacy controls, data quality issues, and compliance gaps, all of which were becoming urgent ahead of a major regulatory audit. Task: I was given the responsibility of implementing a unified data governance"See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    Program Sense
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  • "First of all, I would try to create and foster a good atmosphere. I will talk honestly with the team and I will expose my doubts openly in order to be transparent. I will talk calmly about my fears and I will ask for opinions. This way I will open the door of transparent communication."

    David n. C. - "First of all, I would try to create and foster a good atmosphere. I will talk honestly with the team and I will expose my doubts openly in order to be transparent. I will talk calmly about my fears and I will ask for opinions. This way I will open the door of transparent communication."See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
  • Meta (Facebook) logoAsked at Meta (Facebook) 
    Technical Program Manager
    Product Strategy
  • "Set clear goals- What do you want to achieve by learning this new technology? Are you trying to build a specific project, or are you just interested in learning more about it? Having clear goals will help you stay motivated and focused. Find a good learning resource There are many different ways to learn a new technology. You can take online courses, read books, or watch tutorials. Find a resource that fits your learning style and budget. Start with the basics- Don't try to"

    Praful B. - "Set clear goals- What do you want to achieve by learning this new technology? Are you trying to build a specific project, or are you just interested in learning more about it? Having clear goals will help you stay motivated and focused. Find a good learning resource There are many different ways to learn a new technology. You can take online courses, read books, or watch tutorials. Find a resource that fits your learning style and budget. Start with the basics- Don't try to"See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    Technical
  • Google logoAsked at Google 

    "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"

    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

    Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
    Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
  • Meta (Facebook) logoAsked at Meta (Facebook) 
    Technical Program Manager
    System Design
  • Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
  • Expedia logoAsked at Expedia 
    Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
  • "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"

    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

    Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
  • Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
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  • Motorola logoAsked at Motorola 

    "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"

    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

    Technical Program Manager
    Technical
  • Meta (Facebook) logoAsked at Meta (Facebook) 

    "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."

    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

    Technical Program Manager
    Execution
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  • Asked at Excel Impact 

    "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"

    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

    Technical Program Manager
    Program Sense
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  • Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
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  • Databricks logoAsked at Databricks 

    "Explain how you implemented your telemetry and observability in previous projects."

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

    Technical Program Manager
    Technical
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