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These questions are suitable for asking Engineering Managers, especially useful for the Team Matching phase of Google interviews or post-offer calls that your recruiters set up with the various team managers.
These questions are suitable for asking Engineering Managers, especially useful for the Team Matching phase of Google interviews or post-offer calls that your recruiters set up with the various team managers.
* **How do you train/ramp up engineers who are new to the team?**
* **How do you train/ramp up engineers who are new to the team?**
* **What does success look like for your team?**
* **What does success look like for your team/project?**
* **What qualities do you look out for when hiring for this role?**
* **What qualities do you look out for when hiring for this role?**
* **What are the strengths and weaknesses of the current team? What is being done to improve upon the weaknesses?**
* **What are the strengths and weaknesses of the current team? What is being done to improve upon the weaknesses?**
* **Can you tell me about a time you resolved an interpersonal conflict?**
* **Can you tell me about a time you resolved an interpersonal conflict?**
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* What is the current team composition like?
* What is the current team composition like?
* What opportunities are available to switch roles? How does this work?
* What opportunities are available to switch roles? How does this work?
* Two senior team members disagree over a technical issue. How do you handle it?
* Two senior team members disagree over a technical issue. How do you handle it?
* Have you managed a poor performer at some point in your career before?. What did you do and how did it work?
* Have you managed a poor performer at some point in your career before? What did you do and how did it work?
* Where do you spend more of your time, high performers or low performers?
* Where do you spend more of your time, high performers or low performers?
* Sometimes there's a trade-off between what's best for one of your team members and what's best for the team. Give an example of how you handled this and why.
* Sometimes there's a trade-off between what's best for one of your team members and what's best for the team. Give an example of how you handled this and why.
* Give an example of a time you faced a difficult mentoring/coaching challenge. What did you do and why?
* Give an example of a time you faced a difficult mentoring/coaching challenge. What did you do and why?
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* What is the role of data and metrics in managing a team like ours?
* What is the role of data and metrics in managing a team like ours?
* What role does the manager play in making technical decisions?
* What role does the manager play in making technical decisions?
* What is an example of a change you have made in the team that improved the team?
* What is an example of a change you have made in the team that improved the team?
* What would be the most important problem you would want me to solve if I joined your team?
* What opportunities for growth will your team provide?
* What would I work on if I joined this team and who would I work most closely with?
Yangshun Tay
7 years ago