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      Software Engineering Manager Interview

      Oct 24, 2016
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      San Francisco, CA
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Workday (San Francisco, CA) in Aug 2016

      Interview

      #Contacted in June by Workday sourcer on LinkedIn. #"Coffee" screen interview by a hiring manager #Another phone screen by another hiring manager #First onsite - 5 rounds. Senior Mgr, Asso. Mgr, Sr SWE, DevOps Eng, SWE Director. #Second onsite - 4 rounds. PM, Hiring Manager from screen 1, DevOps Direct, Principal Eng. - Most questions are around team management, project/resource/roadmap management, how to deal with low performer, career goal, dealing with conflict, what are you most proud of, etc. Interviewer from different functions are also interested in the interaction with their teams. If you are SWE manager for a couple of years you should have good examples for those questions already. - One thing you might want to keep in mind is that Workday is growing really fast (>6000 emp now) but not well known outside of HR circle. One very important trait for SWE Manager is to advocate the team and promote their work. I did a lot of internal presentation as well as speakers in trade conferences, so it is not a problem for me. - Technical questions are around what you have done (without revealing trade secret - I work for a competitor!), SaaS operation/Architecture, a couple of coding/algo/optimization questions (Signed NDA - However if you are a manager still coding, they should be no problem. No Leetcode grinding required!). At this point (End of Aug) recruiter updated that feedback was stellar and they would like to bring me onsite one final time with SVP for his final approval. Recruiter and Hiring Manager are very transparent and provides frequent updates - Kudo to them. However, it has been postponed for more than 6 weeks and finally got a word that the team is no longer hiring a manager this year. In all, despite the hiring priority change in the end, interview process is professional and every interviewer are friendly and prepared.
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      Software Engineering Manager Interview

      Jul 6, 2025
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Declined offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Workday

      Interview

      4 rounds, 1 coding, 1 code review, 1 technical (mainly design patterns) and 1 hiring manager. Then some general ones with HR, etc. The overall process was ok, but the questions felt random.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Lots of design pattern questions. Abstract vs non abstract factory.
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      1
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      Workday response
      11mo
      Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback about your interview with our team; we genuinely appreciate it. Recognizing how the interview questions felt is equally crucial, as it helps us identify areas for ongoing improvement and growth.

      Software Engineering Manager Interview

      Jul 5, 2023
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      Dublin, Dublin
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Workday (Dublin, Dublin)

      Interview

      I applied on the website and the hiring manager got in touch by e-mail to arrange a telephone screening interview. Interview with hiring manager was a chat about my experience and how I considered myself suitable for the role.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Give example of how you conducted a performance review
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      Workday response
      2y
      We strive to ensure that the interview process is positive and informative in order to equip you and our interviewers with the information needed to confidently make an employment decision. No matter the outcome, we're glad the experience was positive and you were able to meet some of our incredible Workmates.

      Software Engineering Manager Interview

      Jun 1, 2023
      Anonymous Interview Candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Workday in May 2023

      Interview

      1. Phone screen with a recruiter A 30 minute call with a recruiter. Completely standard. 2. Interview with the hiring manager I got an interview scheduled with the hiring manager 3 weeks later. It went well, and got a very positive feedback, and the next round got scheduled for 2weeks later. I got instructions to prepare a 20 minute presentation about a situation described. 3. Situation interview A day before the interview they cancelled because another candidate was selected.

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      Question 1

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