Engineering Manager Interview Experience - Remote, Oregon
Process
It was multi-stage and all done remotely, since WMF are largely a distributed workforce.
All interviews were conducted via Google Hangouts, and almost all of them included video as well.
I interviewed with the recruiter first, the hiring manager next, the product manager next, penultimately one of my would-be engineering manager peers, and finally with two members of the team I could be managing.
WMF were very clear throughout the whole process as to what was ahead, and were very communicative when disruptions cropped up due to things like company all-hands. They were all kind interviewers and we had some excellent conversations.
Questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Wikimedia Foundation Engineering Manager role in Remote, Oregon.
Success Rate
Wikimedia Foundation's interview process for their Engineering Manager roles in Remote, Oregon is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Wikimedia Foundation's Engineering Manager interview process in Remote, Oregon.
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