Engineering Manager Interview Experience
Interview process
I got reached out by HM directly, then recruiter call with some hygiene questions - they asked me to prepare well for system design as most candidate chipped during that round. So was I eventually.. I was able to give a high-level design of working solution with several area I proactively did deep dive, interviewer also dig in other areas. During those digging into details since I didn't have the actual experience building such an app in real work, I asked for hints (twice), that probably didn't click with the interviewer.
- Recruiter screen
- Phone interview
Interview rounds
2 questions across 2 roundsRecruiter screen
1 questionSpecific questions asked
Interview tips
I wasn't really surprised by the question nor the interview process, but thought asking for some hints for areas I actually don't know was okay - my question may be too basic for interviewer to see it as a red flag. So be mindful about your question, prepare well for system design basics using web sources.
Company culture
I only get to meet the hiring manager of the team at the beginning, they were able to give me a good picture of the team's scope and roadmap. My system design interviewer wasn't from same team.
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