Technical Manager Interviews

Technical Manager Interview Questions

"When hiring a technical manager, an employer will look for candidates with the management skills and industry knowledge to oversee company projects that require members to have large amounts of technical knowledge, usually in the form of programming and software development. Some of the interview questions you may be asked will target your management experience and philosophy while others will focus on your understanding of the technical processes you will be working with in the project."

Top Technical Manager Interview Questions & How To Answer

Question 1

Question #1: Have you ever dealt with staff members who were resistant to new technology or technological processes? How did you handle the situation?

How to answer
How to answer: A technical manager often introduces and rolls out new technology products and processes to an organization's staff members, so it's important to know how to do so in a positive way. When answering this question, try to think about a specific situation in which you dealt with resistant staff and how you interacted with those individuals in a positive way. As you describe the situation, use the STAR method: Situation, Task, Action, Result. This question allows you to describe your problem-solving and communication skills.
Question 2

Question #2: Describe your process for researching and implementing new technology.

How to answer
How to answer: When answering a question about your process, consider a specific situation in which you researched and/or implemented a new technology in a previous role. Describe the steps you took and why you took each step, as well as the outcome of your research and rollout processes.
Question 3

Question #3: How did the last company you worked for benefit from your technical expertise?

How to answer
How to answer: Answering a question about your technical expertise allows you to elaborate on your technical skills and strengths and how they benefited those around you in your previous role. Describe specific situations that highlight the importance of your work, such as new technologies that you implemented or rolled out that led to significant improvements or positive results.

10,265 technical manager interview questions shared by candidates

the take home test required me to guide the customer to build a report from the company platform using RESTful API. providing code was a bonus point. Also they ask about specific information you might need from customer to guide them better through generating report they need.
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Technical Product/Account Manager

Interviewed at Security Compass

4.1
Feb 1, 2020

the take home test required me to guide the customer to build a report from the company platform using RESTful API. providing code was a bonus point. Also they ask about specific information you might need from customer to guide them better through generating report they need.

Hiring Manager provided role play scenarios to developing a new product. Asked questions about my approach to requirements gathering, working with others, communicating work progress and stoppage. How I would manage an unhappy or aggressive customer.
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Principal Technical Program Manager

Interviewed at Zillow

3.4
Feb 23, 2018

Hiring Manager provided role play scenarios to developing a new product. Asked questions about my approach to requirements gathering, working with others, communicating work progress and stoppage. How I would manage an unhappy or aggressive customer.

On the day of the interview, they asked a specific question about the process upset in the fertilizer plant [my previous employer company] that had happened about 6~8 hours before the start of the interview. Since I was travelling at that time, I had not known about this upset.
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Technical Sales Manager

Interviewed at Johnson Matthey

3.2
Sep 2, 2013

On the day of the interview, they asked a specific question about the process upset in the fertilizer plant [my previous employer company] that had happened about 6~8 hours before the start of the interview. Since I was travelling at that time, I had not known about this upset.

is PHP stateless? (First thought in my mind, Does he know PHP? Is he really Programmer? Later I learnt that, The worst thing, he is their Best Programmer, and recently promoted as Manager. You can imagine what kind of state the company is... God save RP)
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Senior Technical Manager

Interviewed at RealPage

3.6
Mar 14, 2022

is PHP stateless? (First thought in my mind, Does he know PHP? Is he really Programmer? Later I learnt that, The worst thing, he is their Best Programmer, and recently promoted as Manager. You can imagine what kind of state the company is... God save RP)

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