The ultimate guide to engineering manager interviews. Developed by FAANG engineers, prep faster with proven strategies, real-world questions, and a structured approach. Get interview-ready in hours.

Engineers working as individual contributors may want to switch to management roles in the middle of their careers. A significant part of this transition will involve preparing for the engineering manager (EM) interview. This course is meant for folks preparing for an EM interview, enabling them to systematically cover the often-asked questions and strategies to come up with good answers.
The course begins with education about the EM role and the interview process for this role. It then covers the patterns and strategies to answer typical management questions in a story-like fashion. These involve people management, project and cross-functional management, and behavioral questions.
The course has been prepared by experienced engineering managers and directors for top-tier tech companies with years of experience giving and taking interviews for this role. This course will help you to persuasively present your own management experience during the interview and get your dream offer.

Acing the Engineering Manager Interview

# What the interviewer is looking for 
- What the intensity of commitment is when you disagree. People tend to commit, but they hold onto the disagreement in their emotions. To commit means to emotionally disassociate from the disagreement. 
- How maturely you're able to handle the disagreement and move toward the collective team goal and vision.


Let's discuss how you confirmed a decision you didn't agree with in your interview.

Introduction

The EM Interview Loop

Management Interview Patterns and Strategies

People Management Questions

Project and Cross-functional Management

Behavioral Questions

Did You Ever Have to Conform to a Decision You Didn't Agree With?

What the interviewer is looking for