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Engineering Manager Interview Experience

July 15, 2024
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online. The process took 7 weeks.

The interview process consisted of about 7 interviews, ranging from 30 to 60 minutes in length. I made it all the way to the final round interview, but was not extended an offer. The reason shared with me by the hiring team was that management experience was a focus for the role. Each interview discussed extensively on my experience, so this reasoning was the primary contributor to my negative experience as my resume and work experience which included management roles were clear throughout the interview process.

The interview process consists of four interviews that are conducted with a peer manager or engineer from a team you would collaborate with. In addition to these interviews you perform an initial phone screen, hiring manager interview, and an interview with the HR business partner you would be working with. This brings the whole interview process to 7 interviews. From start to finish my interview process took about 7 weeks, and at times I did not know when the next step would commence. The longest I went without hearing from the interview team was about a week, so that part of the process was pretty standard.

Overall the talent team did a good job orchestrating the interview process. Each interview was scheduled a few days in advance, and before each interview I got a reminder email. Feedback I would give to the hiring team is to remove candidates that do not have the desired experience for the role prior to the final round of interviews. I also would recommend revamping the interview process email to include phone screens, hiring manager interviews, and HR BP interviews so that candidates have the right expectations.

Questions

Pick an experience or project from your resume as a case study that you will present to the interviewer.

Tell me about the organization you currently support. How is it structured, and why is it structured that way? What is your team's mission and vision?

Can you share a time when you helped a manager grow? What approach did you take, and what were the results?

Tell me about a large project or program that you have led. How did it start, and what were the goals you aimed to achieve?

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 5 interview experiences for the 1Password Engineering Manager role.

Success Rate

20%
Pass Rate

1Password's interview process for their Engineering Manager roles is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive40%
Neutral0%
Negative60%

Candidates reported having negative feelings for 1Password's Engineering Manager interview process.

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