Engineering Manager

Sample Questions

Our goal with these open-ended questions is to engage the candidate in a conversation that will help us to better understand how they think.

• What do you think makes a good manager?

• If being a good manager involves helping your team to be successful, how do you measure success? Are there any specific metrics you use?

• Not everyone is going to meet expectations. How do you handle those scenarios?

• Have you ever had to give difficult feedback? If so, tell me about it.
  • What was their response?
• Have you ever had to let someone go for cause?
  • Tell me about what led up to that.

• Are there any processes you feel are essential to effective management?

• How do you approach building relationships with those on your team?
  • How often do you hold 1on1s?
    • What do you typically talk about on a 1on1?

• Do you have any opinions on how meetings should be handled?

• Have you ever faced a scenario where you had competing priorities?
  • How did you decide what to focus on?
  • Was any communication to stakeholders necessary?
• Have you had the opportunity to introduce a new process into an organization?
  • How did you get buy in?
• Is there any question you wish we had asked you? Anything else you would like to talk about?

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