Google Technical Program Manager Interview Experiences

Technical Program Manager

The recruiter round was for 30mins. Recruiter explained about the role and asked questions regarding my background

• Tell me about yourself.
• Tell me about an end-to-end product you worked on.
• How would you respond to customer who is offering you free tickets for a concert as an appreciation?

Technical Program Manager

1. Recruiter Screen (30 min) 2. Technical Screen (45 mins) 3. 4 interview Loop (4 hours)

• Tell me about a time when you had to deliver negative feedback.

Technical Program Manager

The recruiter was helpful. The team itself is focused on supporting data management initiatives. But the questions were not all related to it. One of the questions was to code a palindrome- coding is not something I have done for decades. I have handled massive initiatives, reporting out to CIO and CFO of a large telecom, I understand technology , but to expect coding - IMHO a bit much.

• Tell me about yourself.
• How do you handle saying no to stakeholders?
• What is your favorite Google product and how would you improve it?

Technical Program Manager

It was quite a lengthy process. The TAT was quite long and slow as well. Didn't receive a lot of feedback to prepare better for the next rounds, but overall was a great learning experience.

• What's your favorite product and why?
• Tell me about yourself.
• Describe a challenging project you worked on and what made it difficult.

Technical Program Manager

• Tell me about a time when you solved a complex problem and how you went about it.
• How have you managed risk in a project?
• How do you define success metrics?

Technical Program Manager

• How have you managed risk in a project?
• How do you develop metrics for a project?
• Design Google Street View using 1000 cars to map every address and image worldwide.
• How would you measure the success of a program?
• Design a system for doctors to upload X-rays and get ML results for preliminary diagnosis.

Technical Program Manager

• How do you prioritize tasks?
• Give me an example of a time you used technical judgment.

Technical Program Manager

• Tell me about a time you had a conflict with someone. How did you resolve it and what did you learn?
• Tell me about a time when you had difficulty communicating with key stakeholders and how you aligned with them.
• Describe a time you had a software release that negatively affected another team.
• You are working on a project remotely without meeting team members. What steps would you take to ensure smooth operations?
• Tell me about a time when you managed a project without having the title of a project manager.

Technical Program Manager

• How would you prepare a program to fix city roads?
• Describe a time where a project didn't meet the client's expectations.
• You join a project that is only 25% complete but has used 75% of its resources. What are your next steps?
• Describe a time when you discovered inefficiency midway through a project. What did you do?
• Describe a time when a project lacked key information.