I submitted an online application and received a referral from a friend inside of Tableau. Two days later, a recruiter contacted me, and I subsequently had a phone screen interview.

That conversation was light, seeming to mainly focus on me describing my background, interests, and motivations for wanting to work at Tableau. I received positive feedback and was set up to meet the hiring manager face-to-face.

Given the option to meet the hiring manager at either a coffee shop or on the Fremont campus, I chose the coffee shop. During an hour-long meeting, we discussed my background further, what the job entailed, and gained some insight into the existing team.

A few days later, the recruiter contacted me to inform me that they wanted me to come to HQ for a 5.5-hour series of interviews. I arrived on the agreed-upon day and was greeted by a friendly Tableau representative.

I was unsure about what the interview might entail. As it is a technical management position, I initially thought I might be expected to write code. However, as the day progressed, interviewers mainly seemed interested in how I would make technical decisions when faced with a divided team, or how I have dealt with difficult peers or employees.

The day progressed with meetings with sets of two employees for about an hour each. The conversations primarily focused on handling task delegation, strategy and vision for the team, and how my background might have prepared me for the role at Tableau.

I received great feedback at the end of the day and was summoned two days later to meet a few more people who were unable to attend the first full-day interview.

Overall, I had a great experience. I was impressed by the consistency of the interviewers' answers to my questions and came away with a very positive outlook on the position, the team, and the company as a whole.

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