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Technical Program Manager Interview Questions

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  • Google logoAsked at Google 
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    "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

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    Technical
  • PwC logoAsked at PwC 
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    " Adaptability Teamwork Analytical skills Decision-making skills"

    Abdurhman M. - " Adaptability Teamwork Analytical skills Decision-making skills"See full answer

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    Behavioral
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  • Databricks logoAsked at Databricks 
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    "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

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  • Meta logoAsked at Meta 
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    System Design
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  • Google logoAsked at Google 
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    "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
  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
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    Behavioral
  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
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  • Anduril logoAsked at Anduril 
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    Program Sense
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  • Meta logoAsked at Meta 
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    "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
    Analytical
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  • Google Cloud (GCP) logoAsked at Google Cloud (GCP) 
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    "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"

    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

    Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
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  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
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    "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
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  • Expedia logoAsked at Expedia 
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    "Situation: This is an example from 2019 where I worked as a TPM in a leading company in the Tax, Accounting and Audit software biz in N. America. All our engineering teams had adopted agile ways of working and utilizing Scrum. Our teams had been at this for a while and were pretty good at planning and executing sprints. We would have quarterly releases to Production but we strived to have Production ready increments each Sprint. Since the software was in use for years , we would often get Pr"

    Adib M. - "Situation: This is an example from 2019 where I worked as a TPM in a leading company in the Tax, Accounting and Audit software biz in N. America. All our engineering teams had adopted agile ways of working and utilizing Scrum. Our teams had been at this for a while and were pretty good at planning and executing sprints. We would have quarterly releases to Production but we strived to have Production ready increments each Sprint. Since the software was in use for years , we would often get Pr"See full answer

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  • Google logoAsked at Google 
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    "Idempotence refers to the property that the same request multiple times produces the same result on the server side. No matter how many times I repeat the request, the server state does not change after the first request. This concept is important to ensure consistency, especially in systems where requests may be repeated due to network failures or other problems. Let's take a look at different HTTP methods for a clearer understanding. GET: By definition, GET requests must be powerless. Execut"

    T I. - "Idempotence refers to the property that the same request multiple times produces the same result on the server side. No matter how many times I repeat the request, the server state does not change after the first request. This concept is important to ensure consistency, especially in systems where requests may be repeated due to network failures or other problems. Let's take a look at different HTTP methods for a clearer understanding. GET: By definition, GET requests must be powerless. Execut"See full answer

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    Concept
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    Behavioral
  • Snowflake logoAsked at Snowflake 
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    "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
    Analytical
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  • Google logoAsked at Google 
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    "A perceptron is the most basic building block of a neural network and represents a single-layer binary classifier."

    Lash - "A perceptron is the most basic building block of a neural network and represents a single-layer binary classifier."See full answer

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