Engineering Management Interviews

Engineering Management Introduction

Welcome to Exponent's EM Course!What is Engineering Management?Transitioning from IC to Manager The EM Interview Loop Engineering Management Glossary

Video: How Google Hires Engineering Managers

People Management Questions

An Introduction to People Management Creating Your EM Story Bank

Managing Individuals Practice: Running 1:1s Leadership Style Build Credibility with Reports

Performance Management Handling Poor Performers High Performing and Low Performing Teams Layoff Communication

Managing Team Execution Practice: Setting Up Projects for Success Practice: Balancing Feature Development and Technical Debt Measuring Impact as an Engineering Manager Practice: Creating Quarterly Team OKRs Goal Setting

Cross-functional Collaboration Practice: Resolving Conflicts Between Engineer and Cross-functional Partner Practice: Balancing Engineering Limitations with Customer Requirements Practice: Explaining Engineering Concepts to Non-technical Team Members Practice: Driving Alignment in Cross-functional Projects

Project Retrospective Questions

Introduction to Project Retrospective Questions Brainstorming Project Retrospective Ideas Creating Your Project Retrospective Practice: Rehearse Your Story Project Retrospective Example Project Retrospective Example

System Design Interviews

Introduction to the System Design Interview How to Answer System Design Interview Questions System Design Principles Rubric for System Design Interviews System Design Glossary Top Engineering Blogs

Web Protocol Questions APIs

Reliability Availability

SQL vs. NoSQL Database Sharding Replication

Consistent Hashing CAP Theorem Asynchronous Processing Caching Encryption Authentication and Authorization Cloud Architecture CDNs

Design Facebook Messenger Design Uber Eats Design WhatsApp Design Tinder Design ChatGPT Design Weather App

Design YouTube Design TikTok

Design Instagram Design Netflix Design Twitter

Design a Web Crawler Design a Metrics and Logging Service Design Dropbox Design App that Downloads User Data

Design a Parking Garage Design the Payment System for the Amazon Kindle Design a Hotel Booking Service Design Zillow Design a Vending Machine Design Ticketmaster

Design a Key Value Store Design a Rate Limiter Design a Distributed Message Queue Design a URL Shortener

Behavioral Interviews for Engineers

Introduction to Behavioral Interviewing for Engineers Creating Your Story Bank Using the STAR Framework Measuring Impact as an Engineering Manager Solving a Complex Problem For a Customer Tell Me About a Time You Made a Mistake Consider Your Impact Handling Failure Facing Both Technical and People Challenges Building Credibility With Teammates Prioritizing Engineering Projects Describe Your Proudest Project Proudest Project

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Engineering Management Interviews

Engineering Management Introduction

Welcome to Exponent's EM Course!What is Engineering Management?Transitioning from IC to Manager The EM Interview Loop Engineering Management Glossary

Video: How Google Hires Engineering Managers

People Management Questions

An Introduction to People Management Creating Your EM Story Bank

Managing Individuals Practice: Running 1:1s Leadership Style Build Credibility with Reports

Performance Management Handling Poor Performers High Performing and Low Performing Teams Layoff Communication

Managing Team Execution Practice: Setting Up Projects for Success Practice: Balancing Feature Development and Technical Debt Measuring Impact as an Engineering Manager Practice: Creating Quarterly Team OKRs Goal Setting

Cross-functional Collaboration Practice: Resolving Conflicts Between Engineer and Cross-functional Partner Practice: Balancing Engineering Limitations with Customer Requirements Practice: Explaining Engineering Concepts to Non-technical Team Members Practice: Driving Alignment in Cross-functional Projects

Project Retrospective Questions

Introduction to Project Retrospective Questions Brainstorming Project Retrospective Ideas Creating Your Project Retrospective Practice: Rehearse Your Story Project Retrospective Example Project Retrospective Example

System Design Interviews

Introduction to the System Design Interview How to Answer System Design Interview Questions System Design Principles Rubric for System Design Interviews System Design Glossary Top Engineering Blogs

Web Protocol Questions APIs

Reliability Availability

SQL vs. NoSQL Database Sharding Replication

Consistent Hashing CAP Theorem Asynchronous Processing Caching Encryption Authentication and Authorization Cloud Architecture CDNs

Design Facebook Messenger Design Uber Eats Design WhatsApp Design Tinder Design ChatGPT Design Weather App

Design YouTube Design TikTok

Design Instagram Design Netflix Design Twitter

Design a Web Crawler Design a Metrics and Logging Service Design Dropbox Design App that Downloads User Data

Design a Parking Garage Design the Payment System for the Amazon Kindle Design a Hotel Booking Service Design Zillow Design a Vending Machine Design Ticketmaster

Design a Key Value Store Design a Rate Limiter Design a Distributed Message Queue Design a URL Shortener

Behavioral Interviews for Engineers

Introduction to Behavioral Interviewing for Engineers Creating Your Story Bank Using the STAR Framework Measuring Impact as an Engineering Manager Solving a Complex Problem For a Customer Tell Me About a Time You Made a Mistake Consider Your Impact Handling Failure Facing Both Technical and People Challenges Building Credibility With Teammates Prioritizing Engineering Projects Describe Your Proudest Project Proudest Project

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Consistent Hashing

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