# Behavioral interview question: Tell me about a time when you automated a task in your job.

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# Tell me about a time when you automated a task in your job.

We classify this as a **Behavioral** interview question for **Software Engineer** roles, associated with **Google** and **Slack**. The page reports **3 interviews** and says it was last asked **a month ago**. Detailed company statistics require an [Upgrade](https://www.aced.io/upgrade?src=questions).

## Interview experience

### [Google · a month ago](https://www.aced.io/experiences/google-senior-software-engineer-interview-9f82b8)

![Google logo](https://exponent-static.s3.amazonaws.com/company_logos/google.png)

**Role:** Software Engineer · Senior / L5

> Pretty standard process. Interviewers were friendly and seemed to enjoy the work culture. The interviews themselves weren't too difficult, mostly standard leetcode questions.

## Community answer

### Abdurhman M. — October 19, 2022

[Abdurhman M.](https://www.aced.io/users/8e4b3931-f5e9-4e0b-8b9a-eeb41e77fbd9) · [71 karma](https://www.aced.io/karma)

> I enjoy it when a system works effectively and efficiently, but when a process frequently has problems or takes longer than expected, I think that it's a sign there's room for improvement.

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