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- Team work - Growth of your line reports - Communication and leadership I would say nothing that could get you by surprise, but everything was discussed in relationship to real scenarios. No questions out of the book, just day to day experiences and situations to manage.
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Software Engineering Manager

Interviewed at Trade Republic

2.8
Dec 3, 2021

- Team work - Growth of your line reports - Communication and leadership I would say nothing that could get you by surprise, but everything was discussed in relationship to real scenarios. No questions out of the book, just day to day experiences and situations to manage.

The Software Engineering Manager role at RoadRunner is quite technical and you're expected to also contribute as an IC. They asked a lot of questions about my approach of mentoring engineers and my approach in writing new features.
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Software Engineering Manager

Interviewed at RoadRunner

3.5
Nov 4, 2025

The Software Engineering Manager role at RoadRunner is quite technical and you're expected to also contribute as an IC. They asked a lot of questions about my approach of mentoring engineers and my approach in writing new features.

Typical SDM questions about architecture/design. In addition questions about people and project management. Scenario based stuff. Felt like it was natural and talking to a colleague. Due to NDA's I won't go into details. If you have played the role before, this is should not be a problem. You don't need preparation. If you know how to build teams, manage challenging projects and have done it in past it will be natural. You can't really prepare for it. Preparation is going to be via your experience.
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Software Engineering Manager

Interviewed at Expedia Group

3.7
Aug 3, 2016

Typical SDM questions about architecture/design. In addition questions about people and project management. Scenario based stuff. Felt like it was natural and talking to a colleague. Due to NDA's I won't go into details. If you have played the role before, this is should not be a problem. You don't need preparation. If you know how to build teams, manage challenging projects and have done it in past it will be natural. You can't really prepare for it. Preparation is going to be via your experience.

1st round- technical questions about solution architecture, come up with a architecture diagram for a given scenario Subsequent rounds were on project management, agile technologies and people management. Given a scenario how is one going to manage it- such kind f questions
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Software Engineering Manager

Interviewed at Happiest Minds Technologies

3.7
Dec 27, 2017

1st round- technical questions about solution architecture, come up with a architecture diagram for a given scenario Subsequent rounds were on project management, agile technologies and people management. Given a scenario how is one going to manage it- such kind f questions

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