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Engineering Manager Interview Experience

December 6, 2024
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Process

I applied through an employee referral. The process took three weeks.

The interview process was incredibly smooth from the beginning to the end. I had a great first chat with a Talent Acquisition specialist, ensuring that my research could fit what they offer and that we share a common vision about the role. Then, I completed a technical test to do at home within a week. This test is very time-consuming, and you should be ready to spend hours on it. This is a way for them to keep only really motivated candidates in the process. You will have the opportunity to do a one-hour debrief session with a software engineer to discuss your technical test. You will have to make a demo and explain your choices in terms of UX and code architecture. There is also twenty minutes of open questions for you to better understand the tech and product vision in the company.

The fourth step of the process is a discussion about product mindset and product collaboration with a product manager. Finally, you will meet one of the technical co-founders and a senior engineering manager to discuss some specific situations in your past experiences using a behavioral interview format. During the whole process, I was kept in touch with the Talent Acquisition specialist who called me only a few minutes or hours after my interviews to give me feedback and get mine. Everything went super fast, and I could already feel the fast-paced environment, which is very exciting. All the people I met during my process were very authentic, transparent, and nice.

Questions

Explain to us how you collaborate with a product manager.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 15 interview experiences for the Pennylane Engineering Manager role.

Success Rate

20%
Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive73%
Neutral0%
Negative27%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Pennylane's Engineering Manager interview process.

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