25 Engineering Manager Preguntas de entrevista

How do you balance writing code vs. managing people as your team grows?

Describe how you've developed an engineer who was struggling to meet expectations.

How do you set the technical direction for your team without micromanaging architecture?

What's your approach to 1:1s — what do you try to accomplish each week?

Describe the hardest performance conversation you've had with an engineer.

How do you hire engineers — what do you look for beyond technical skills?

How do you protect your team from too much interruption while staying responsive to the business?

Describe how you've built psychological safety on a team.

How do you handle disagreements between senior engineers on the right technical approach?

What's your approach to technical debt — how do you get time to address it?

Describe a time you had to deliver a project with too few people and too little time.

How do you give meaningful feedback during a performance review?

What's your approach to running engineering planning — quarterly, sprint-level?

How do you keep remote engineers engaged and connected to the team?

Describe your experience with hiring and onboarding senior engineers.

How do you advocate for your team's needs to leadership without being a shield?

What's your approach to promoting engineers — what criteria do you use?

Describe how you've handled a team that was delivering but had low morale.

How do you think about team topology and responsibilities as the org scales?

What's your experience partnering with product managers on roadmap planning?

How do you measure engineering team health?

Describe a situation where you had to make a call without enough information.

How do you run an engineering postmortem that leads to real change?

What's your philosophy on when to promote from within vs. hire externally?

What makes a great engineering manager in your view?