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Step 1 & Step 2: Your Experience and getting to know you better. Step 3: Random stuff and no mention of Coding exercise or whatsoever. Its your Day 1 at Apple and someone reaches out with a Production Issue and there are no devs around. How would you SOLVE the issue. (Since we are very Hands-on here, We expect managers to code) How do you transfer a text file from one source to another so that data don't get compromised?
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Software Engineering Manager

Interviewed at Apple

4.1★
Jun 23, 2021

Step 1 & Step 2: Your Experience and getting to know you better. Step 3: Random stuff and no mention of Coding exercise or whatsoever. Its your Day 1 at Apple and someone reaches out with a Production Issue and there are no devs around. How would you SOLVE the issue. (Since we are very Hands-on here, We expect managers to code) How do you transfer a text file from one source to another so that data don't get compromised?

How do you set up a CI/ CD pipeline ? There are n number of ways you can set up a pipeline , even ChatGPT would know better + I have DevOps + SRE engineers who can do that , what a manager needs to understand is the basics of it and any impediments Code is quality analysis tools , I mentioned them about SonarCube not sure what bookish answers they were searching for . She never sounded like an Associate Director , the lady in particular , you search for experience and not tools ,
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Manager - Product Engineering

Interviewed at Wolters Kluwer

3.7★
Jul 26, 2024

How do you set up a CI/ CD pipeline ? There are n number of ways you can set up a pipeline , even ChatGPT would know better + I have DevOps + SRE engineers who can do that , what a manager needs to understand is the basics of it and any impediments Code is quality analysis tools , I mentioned them about SonarCube not sure what bookish answers they were searching for . She never sounded like an Associate Director , the lady in particular , you search for experience and not tools ,

Round 1: Techno-Managerial Interview The first round was a techno-managerial discussion focused on my professional background and experiences listed on my resume. The interviewer was attentive and engaged, often asking thoughtful follow-up questions based on my responses. Some of the key topics covered included: Reason for seeking a job change Expectations from the new role Flexibility in working with technologies beyond those listed on my resume Challenges faced during complex projects Instances of failure and how they were handled Design principles I’ve applied and the rationale behind them Overall, it was a conversational and reflective round aimed at assessing both technical depth and mindset.
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Engineering Manager

Interviewed at dunnhumby

4.3★
Jul 10, 2025

Round 1: Techno-Managerial Interview The first round was a techno-managerial discussion focused on my professional background and experiences listed on my resume. The interviewer was attentive and engaged, often asking thoughtful follow-up questions based on my responses. Some of the key topics covered included: Reason for seeking a job change Expectations from the new role Flexibility in working with technologies beyond those listed on my resume Challenges faced during complex projects Instances of failure and how they were handled Design principles I’ve applied and the rationale behind them Overall, it was a conversational and reflective round aimed at assessing both technical depth and mindset.

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