Q: "Your CTO wants you to deliver a mobile-only app for selling produce. What is your development approach and do you have any concerns?"
Senior Technical Director Interview Questions
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Nothing specific stands out - if you've ever done a PM interview (either give one or taken one) with any big company, you know the kind of questions you'll get. "Tell me about a time things didn't go as expected", "tell me about a time you had to take an unpopular position", etc. There were two "design a solution" questions, but nothing specific (nothing like "what specific HW would you use" or "what language would you use" - remember, TPM role, not Engineer role). They were of the form "how would you do x if your customer asked you for it". Since they were things I hadn't done before, I tried to think of all the things I would need to know, learn, ask, and figure out to implement the solution. Amazon makes a difference between a Technical PM and other PM's, so YMMV if it's not a TPM role.
Amazon has decided to compete directly with Netflix. Design the system (top to bottom) that will help us win the battle.
What was the greatest technical challenge you have faced in your career and how did you overcome it.
What was a difficult task you had to manage and how did you manage it?
They asked very typical interview questions: why do you want the role, what do know about their operations, how do you handle situations...one portion that stood out to me was solving 2 brain teasers. They were used to practice critical thinking skills under pressure.
Tell me about a time when you solved a technical issue that you started or created. Have you given presentation before large audiences.
What experience do you have running large scale complex improvement initiatives?
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They asked about project metrics.
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