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Grokking the Engineering Management and Leadership Interviews
This is your essential EM interview crash course. Learn strategies from FAANG hiring managers to demonstrate your leadership skills, and experience to interviewers.
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36 Lessons
9h
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Join 2.9 million developers at
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Understanding of the interview process for engineering management and leadership roles
- Understanding different engineering leadership levels and their job responsibilities
- Ability to articulate concise and emphatic practical answers in response to situational questions in EM interviews
- Familiarity with key leadership areas such as people management, project management, organization building, and cross-team and cross-functional collaborations
- Understanding key behavioral traits in engineering leaders that are sought out in an interview
Learning Roadmap
1.
Before We Begin
Before We Begin
Prepare for engineering management interviews with real-world scenarios and effective strategies.
2.
Introduction
Introduction
Master the engineering management interview process and leadership levels for effective hiring.
3.
People Management
People Management
15 Lessons
15 Lessons
Master essential people management skills to enhance team dynamics and performance.
4.
Project Management
Project Management
3 Lessons
3 Lessons
Master effective roadmap planning, team vision, and project retrospectives for successful engineering management.
5.
Organization Building
Organization Building
4 Lessons
4 Lessons
Master team growth, hiring, reorganization, and effective onboarding strategies for success.
6.
Managing Collaborations
Managing Collaborations
2 Lessons
2 Lessons
Master effective collaboration with leadership and cross-functional teams for project success.
7.
Behavioral Interviews
Behavioral Interviews
5 Lessons
5 Lessons
Master behavioral interviews, conflict resolution, and effective communication for impactful engineering management.
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ABOUT THIS COURSE
Engineering leaders are the backbone of an organization, shaping how a company operates. Companies invest heavily in hiring strong managers through interviews that assess both technical expertise and leadership ability.
In this course, you’ll explore the engineering management interview process, the management hierarchy, and the leadership phone screen. You’ll learn about key areas of engineering management—managing people and projects, building organizations, fostering collaboration, and recognizing personal strengths. You’ll also review effective interview questions and strong example answers.
By the end of this course, you’ll understand the engineering leadership interview process, develop core leadership skills, and learn to communicate situational stories from past experiences. You’ll also discover how to build a story bank to quickly recall relevant examples during interviews.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Muhammad Ikramul Haq
I am a seasoned engineering leader with ~20 years of experience in building software at Microsoft, Lyft, Meta, and eBay.
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