Software Engineering Manager Interview Questions

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The questions are almost entirely based around the Amazon leadership principles. Make sure you provide clear, detailed and complete answers. Do your background work as they won't explore your skills or capability in too much detail.
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Senior Software Engineering Manager

Interviewed at Amazon

3.5
Oct 8, 2020

The questions are almost entirely based around the Amazon leadership principles. Make sure you provide clear, detailed and complete answers. Do your background work as they won't explore your skills or capability in too much detail.

I agreed to not share specific questions, but they were nothing unique. Questions about your management style, conflict resolution, managing teams on a timeline. There was an odd emphasis on cost tracking and management, but that might have been role specific.
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Software Development Engineering Manager

Interviewed at Workday

3.5
Jul 17, 2025

I agreed to not share specific questions, but they were nothing unique. Questions about your management style, conflict resolution, managing teams on a timeline. There was an odd emphasis on cost tracking and management, but that might have been role specific.

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