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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

Here's what the engineering management hierarchy looks like in most organizations.


At a certain point, your career as a software engineer forks out into two paths. You can choose between becoming a staff engineer or an engineering manager. If you choose to stick to the engineer path, you can work your way up to a senior staff engineer and, eventually, to a principal engineer. 

However, if you choose to switch over to engineering management, you can work your way up to director of engineering, then vice president of engineering. Eventually, you could even become the chief technology officer (CTO). 


Let’s see how an engineering manager's career progresses as compared to that of an individual contributor (IC).

Introduction

The EM Interview Loop

Management Interview Patterns and Strategies

People Management Questions

Project and Cross-functional Management

Behavioral Questions

The Engineering Manager’s Career Path