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# Tell me about a recent production incident you faced.

We publish this as a behavioral interview question for candidates preparing to explain how they handled a production incident. The question also asks: **How did you debug it? How did you make sure your team was focused on the right path?**

## Question details

- **Category:** [Behavioral](https://www.aced.io/questions?type=behavioral)
- **Role:** [Technical Program Manager](https://www.aced.io/questions?role=tpm)
- **Company context:** [Amazon](https://www.aced.io/questions?company=amazon)
- **Interview activity:** 1 shared interview experience
- **Reported last asked:** 5 months ago

Detailed company statistics for this question are available through [Upgrade](https://www.aced.io/upgrade?src=questions).

## Interview experiences

We include one shared interview experience:

- [Amazon · 5 months ago](https://www.aced.io/experiences/amazon-staff-technical-program-manager-interview-db5fb0) — **Technical Program Manager · Staff / L6**
  - “Amazon Senior TPM interviews involve a recruiter screen, technical phone screen, and a 4 round virtual loop. Assessments focus on system design, program management, and strict adherence to Amazon’s 16 Leadership Principles. A Bar Raiser ensures hiring standards, evaluating candidates on technical depth, cross-functional delivery, and behavioural STAR responses”

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