# Behavioral interview question: taking ownership of a project 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/5779/time-you-owned-project-that-was-not-originally-yours Source observed: 2026-11-05T00:06:12.190Z Last checked: 2026-11-05T00:06:12.19+00:00 Indexed: 2026-11-06T18:18:21.69+00:00 --- # Tell me about a time when you took ownership of a project you weren't originally responsible for. We provide interview preparation through Aced, formerly Exponent. This public question is categorized as **Behavioral** and **Program Sense** and is associated with **Technical Program Manager** and **Software Engineer** roles, plus **Anduril** and **Amazon** interview experiences. Detailed company statistics for this question require an [Upgrade](https://www.aced.io/upgrade?src=questions). ## Question details - **Interview type:** Behavioral - **Reported last asked:** 9 months ago - **Interview experiences:** 2 shared - **Roles:** [Technical Program Manager](https://www.aced.io/questions?role=tpm) (2), [Software Engineer](https://www.aced.io/questions?role=swe) - **Companies:** [Anduril](https://www.aced.io/questions?company=anduril) (2), [Amazon](https://www.aced.io/questions?company=amazon) - **Categories:** [Behavioral](https://www.aced.io/questions?type=behavioral), [Program Sense](https://www.aced.io/questions?type=program-sense) ## Interview experiences ### Amazon — Software Engineer, Mid Level / L4 [Read the Amazon interview experience](https://www.aced.io/experiences/amazon-software-engineer-interview-39a0db) Shared 9 months ago: > “I interviewed for an SDE II role, and the whole process felt pretty standard and transparent. Amazon told me upfront what the process would look like, so I did not feel like I was guessing what came next: first an online assessment, then three 40-minute interviews back to back on the same day. The technical questions were all very classic problems, and the biggest surprise was that my interviewers often started with coding first instead of spending the first part on behavioral. The behavioral side was still important, but the follow-ups went deep into the actual details of my work instead of stopping at a polished STAR answer. After the loop, my recruiter mostly asked about logistics like start date and work authorization, and then they sent me the offer letter.” ### Anduril — Technical Program Manager, Senior / L5 [Read the Anduril interview experience](https://www.aced.io/experiences/anduril-senior-technical-program-manager-interview-8f2df5) Shared a year ago: > “A recruiter found me on LinkedIn, then I had a recruiter screen, a surprisingly early screen with a skip-level manager in the air defense org, and then a four-part panel. The panel was one domain-heavy system design plus three behavioral TPM-style interviews on execution, ownership, deliverables, decision-making, and alignment. The hardest part by far was the technical/system design round because it was built around designing radar coverage for a moving ship, and even though they said they knew I didn't come from that industry, the actual expectations still felt pretty domain specific. Everyone I talked to was very professional and genuinely into the work, and even the skip-level person was unusually involved in the details. I didn't get the role because they wanted someone a little more senior for that L6 spot.” ## Community answers No answers have been contributed by the community yet. To submit an answer, [log in](https://www.aced.io/login?src=nav) or [sign up](https://www.aced.io/signup?src=nav&returnPath=/questions/5779/time-you-owned-project-that-was-not-originally-yours). 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