# How do you prioritize tasks? — Aced Aced (formerly Exponent) publishes a public search API over its indexed pages; the guide is at https://www.aced.io/agents/agent-access. Source: https://www.aced.io/questions/228/how-prioritize-features Source observed: 2026-11-04T22:49:34.657Z Last checked: 2026-11-04T22:49:34.657+00:00 Indexed: 2026-11-05T22:55:04.519+00:00 --- # How do you prioritize tasks? We provide interview-preparation resources through Aced, formerly Exponent. This page is a behavioral interview question about prioritizing tasks. It is associated with Amazon Leadership Principles and is useful for candidates preparing for interviews. ## Question details - **Interview count:** 43 interviews - **Category:** Behavioral - **Reported:** a month ago - **Additional categories:** Program Sense; Project Management - **Roles associated with this question:** Product Manager (19), Technical Program Manager (8), BizOps & Strategy (2), Data Scientist (2), Program Manager (2), Software Engineer (2), Business Analyst, Machine Learning Engineer, QA Engineer, and Data Analyst. - **Companies associated with this question:** Google (5), Amazon (3), Apple (3), Uber (3), Microsoft (2), Nvidia (2), Asana (2), Cargomatic (2), Datadog, DoorDash, Lyft, Mastercard, Roblox, Chime, Anthropic, HashiCorp, Adobe, Validus Capital, Contentsquare, Accenture, Appfolio, JP Morgan Chase, devbridge, mPulse Mobile, Google Cloud (GCP), Lightbox, Gladly, Blend, and Altro. Questions like this are often asked at Amazon to assess a candidate’s fit with Amazon’s Leadership Principles. ## Interview experiences We show 13 shared interview experiences. Each entry is a candidate-submitted account; the role and level are included where provided. 1. **Datadog — a month ago** — [Read the experience](https://www.aced.io/experiences/datadog-product-manager-interview-ea3508) - **Role:** Product Manager · Mid Level / L4 - **Account:** “The process was more rigorous than anything I’d done at other big tech companies, but the recruiter was actually accurate and helpful about what to prepare, which is rare and something I really appreciated. The interviewers were thoughtful and the questions generally felt relevant to the role. A few things caught me off guard: one round had a format I wasn’t expecting, and in a couple of places the level of depth went beyond what I thought the prep materials suggested. Overall, though, the process felt well organized and I had a clear sense of what was being evaluated.” 2. **DoorDash — 2 months ago** — [Read the experience](https://www.aced.io/experiences/doordash-bizops-strategy-interview-580497) - **Role:** BizOps & Strategy - **Account:** “Behavioral : Very smooth and friendly Case: Stress test. Cold attitude by the interviewer from the very first minute” 3. **Amazon — 3 months ago** — [Read the experience](https://www.aced.io/experiences/amazon-senior-product-manager-interview-95e825) - **Role:** Product Manager · Senior / L5 - **Account:** “i will encourage everyone to prepare very well and keep an open mind. The process is clear and Straight forward.” 4. **Lyft — 4 months ago** — [Read the experience](https://www.aced.io/experiences/lyft-product-manager-interview-3ba7e5) - **Role:** Product Manager · Mid Level / L4 - **Account:** “The process was very easy. The questions were not difficult but I didn't have a strong delivery of my answers as I didn't prepare a strong STAR approach.” 5. **Mastercard — 5 months ago** — [Read the experience](https://www.aced.io/experiences/mastercard-technical-program-manager-interview-915cee) - **Role:** Technical Program Manager · Mid Level / L4 - **Account:** “The interview process was highly professional and engaging. The panel conducted a comprehensive evaluation, dividing their questions across three core areas: Behavioral & Bar-Raiser: Scenario-based questions assessing leadership, problem-solving, and cultural fit. Technical Stack: Deep dives into my technical expertise, tools, and past engineering projects. Program Management: Evaluating my ability to plan, execute, and deliver cross-functional initiatives.” 6. **Microsoft — 6 months ago** — [Read the experience](https://www.aced.io/experiences/microsoft-business-analyst-interview-f1b26d) - **Role:** Business Analyst · Entry Level / L3 - **Account:** “The process started with a recruiter reaching out on LinkedIn, followed by a 30-minute phone screen focused on my background, motivation, and logistics. It was conversational and low-pressure — the recruiter walked me through what the role involved and what the loop would look like, which helped me prepare. From there it moved to a hiring manager conversation and then a virtual loop covering behavioral questions, analytical skills (SQL, data visualization, requirements gathering), and a case-style discussion on turning data into business recommendations. What went well: The recruiter was personable, transparent, and responsive early on, and set clear expectations. The interviewers were engaged and the questions were fair — grounded in real business-analyst work rather than trick questions. The behavioral portion gave me room to show impact using concrete, quantified examples. What didn't go well: The pace between stages was uneven — there were noticeable gaps of silence (a couple of weeks at one point) with little proactive follow-up, which made it hard to gauge where I stood. Scheduling the loop took longer than expected, and communication was less consistent once it moved past the initial recruiter screen. A bit more visibility into timeline and next steps would have improved the experience.” 7. **Roblox — 7 months ago** — [Read the experience](https://www.aced.io/experiences/roblox-senior-data-scientist-interview-248e0b) - **Role:** Data Scientist · Senior / L5 - **Account:** “After the recruiter call, the recruiter shared my profile to hiring managers who had headcounts. I talked to one hiring manager, I was asked about my recent projects and some behavioral questions. Overall, very common questions about historical projects and behavior questions.” 8. **Chime — 7 months ago** — [Read the experience](https://www.aced.io/experiences/chime-senior-data-scientist-interview-ee3798) - **Role:** Data Scientist · Senior / L5 - **Account:** “Interview was okay. Prepare behavior questions, and SQL questions. SQL involved date calculation, and aggregation” 9. **Apple — 7 months ago** — [Read the experience](https://www.aced.io/experiences/apple-technical-program-manager-interview-09dba9) - **Role:** Technical Program Manager - **Account:** “I got into Apple through an internal referral and interviewed for two EPM roles, but I completed the full process only for Siri. The Siri process took about two months from late January to late March, started with just recruiter emails instead of a recruiter call, then a short hiring manager chat, then a six person loop of 30 minute interviews, and then two additional director conversations. The whole thing felt much more casual than other big tech interviews I have done, with a lot of behavioral and project walkthrough questions, a lot of time left for my questions, and almost no real technical grilling. The most unusual parts were how many senior people I met, including directors after the loop, and the fact that my hiring manager came back in the loop and asked me zero interview questions. I passed the interviews, but I am still negotiating because the level and compensation came in lower than I expected.” 10. **Apple — 8 months ago** — [Read the experience](https://www.aced.io/experiences/apple-senior-technical-program-manager-interview-4c479b) - **Role:** Technical Program Manager · Senior / L5 - **Account:** “9 rounds of interviews total. The process was very long but relatively easy compare with other FAANG companies. Mostly focus on behavioral.” 11. **Google — 8 months ago** — [Read the experience](https://www.aced.io/experiences/google-senior-technical-program-manager-interview-ae5390) - **Role:** Technical Program Manager · Senior / L5 - **Account:** “I got this interview after applying to Google a ridiculous number of times over the years, with and without referrals, so when I finally got traction it honestly felt partly like timing. My process was recruiter, then a hiring manager technical screen, then three video interviews across leadership, GCA, and RK, but the themes blurred a lot more than I expected. The biggest thing I noticed was how team-specific TPM hiring felt, so I had to make my experience sound directly usable for that team instead of giving broad Google answers. I originally interviewed for a device-side TPM role, passed the loop, and then went through team match and landed in a different org. I got the offer and accepted it, and my main takeaway was that you really have to spoon-feed the fit and show how you would hit the ground running.” 12. **HashiCorp — 2 years ago** — [Read the experience](https://www.aced.io/experiences/hashicorp-product-manager-interview-7a0f02) - **Role:** Product Manager · Mid Level / L4 - **Account:** “It was a great experience and good working with the recruiter. I would say it was mostly behavioral talking about my experience and typical PM scenarios based around that.” 13. **Validus Capital — 2 years ago** — [Read the experience](https://www.aced.io/experiences/validus-capital-senior-product-manager-interview-1c19ae) - **Role:** Product Manager · Senior / L5 - **Account:** “The process was more rigorous than anything I’d done at other big tech companies, but the recruiter was accurate and helpful in guiding preparation, which I really appreciated. A few things caught me off guard: one round had unexpected case-style questions that weren’t mentioned beforehand. Overall, the structure was fair, and the interviewers were professional, though the pacing felt a bit rushed at times.” ## Community answers No answers have been contributed by the community yet. ## Related questions - [How do you prioritize trade-offs?](https://www.aced.io/questions/913/how-to-prioritize-tradeoffs) - [How do you prioritize competing features?](https://www.aced.io/questions/4880/prioritize-competing-features) - [How do you prioritize and sequence advertisers?](https://www.aced.io/questions/571/prioritize-sequence-advertisers) ## Related courses ### [Product Strategy Questions](https://www.aced.io/courses/product-strategy) ![Product Strategy Questions](https://images.ctfassets.net/x78yjrjc11pq/5hHtTyOypgyKA7R3fxMlyl/dde193ecc09baabd8304c3aec25483f2/product_strategy_course_ab4d3cf294.jpeg?w=800&h=800&fm=webp&q=75) Product strategy is fundamentally different in the AI era, and we explain how to approach these rounds effectively within the new rules. ### [Machine Learning Engineer Interview Prep](https://www.aced.io/courses/ml-engineer) ![Machine Learning Engineer Interview Prep](https://images.ctfassets.net/x78yjrjc11pq/6UfkHxUyLQVfDHSfLNQtWa/1be1539a65b4f6f15201f5b573c0a578/ML_Engineer_Interview_Prep_Course.jpeg?w=800&h=800&fm=webp&q=75) This course covers mock interviews, frameworks, and advice from senior candidates for machine learning roles at Meta, Google, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, and other companies. 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