Microsoft Technical Program Manager Interview Experiences

Technical Program Manager

It was overall good. Except I was nervous in one of the interviews. But overall I really loved it. Just be very calm.

• Tell me about a time when you raised the bar.
• What is a technical challenge you faced in your previous project?
• Why do you want to work at Microsoft?

Technical Program Manager

Process was very well made with good questions and open ended scenarios. Technical question was unexpected threat modelling.

• How do you encourage collaboration among cross-functional teams?
• How would you scale application security initiatives without scaling the team?
• General Questions about my knowledge in offensive security

Technical Program Manager

There were 2 rounds. 1 30 min interview and one the final interview with 4 different people. They were all very friendly

• Tell me about a time when you had to manage a difficult customer.

Technical Program Manager

• Tell me about a time when you solved a complex problem and how you went about it.
• 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 you made a mistake.
• Tell me about a time when you needed to be analytical.

Technical Program Manager

It went pretty well. It was entry level. I think i should have asked more clarifying questions throughout

• Tell me about your biggest failure.
• Tell me about a time you disagreed with someone and how you resolved it.
• What's the difference between IaaS, PaaS, SaaS?

Technical Program Manager

Recruiter reach out, HM screen, talked to HM's manager and HM's peers, total about 4 interviews. interview was really focusing on TPM fundamentals like timeline management and how I ran programs, communications

• Tell me about a time you took a calculated risk when speed was critical.
• Tell me about a time when you managed an end-to-end program.

Technical Program Manager

• Tell me about a time you had a conflict with someone. How did you resolve it and what did you learn?
• What excites you most about technology?
• Why do you want to work at Microsoft?
• Design a kitchen.