Crush the Engineering Management Interview

This is your Definitive Guide to going from a Candidate to Hired!

Summary

In this 33-page book, you will get 8+ years of experience distilled into jam-packed information including what to expect before, during and after the interviews, a detailed question bank, links to extra resources, and more. Every question you have -- from what role is better (EM or Senior EM), to what type of company to apply to, to how to approach each interview and how to negotiate your offer -- is in this guide. You will get clear and to-the-point direction that translates into an actionable plan. After reading this, you'll be confident going into your EM interviews fully prepared to, you guessed it, crush them!

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• First, What Are You Looking For?
  • Non-negotiables
• Leveling
• Next, What Are Companies Looking For?
  • At Start-ups
  • At FAANG
  • What Doesn’t Matter?
• Apply The Right Way
  • Find the Right Companies For You
  • What Should Be In My Resume
  • How Do I Get Responses to My Application?
• How Should I Prep For Interviews?
  • Summarize Your Experiences
  • What Situational Examples To Prepare?
  • What If I Haven’t Experienced a Scenario?
    Do I Need References?
• The Interviews
  • The Recruiter Phone Screen
  • The Hiring Manager Phone Screen
  • The On-site
    • Cross-Functional Partnership Interviews
    • Management Style Interview
    • Technical Capability Interview
    • Leadership Capability Interview
• Post-Interview Steps
• Negotiations & Accepting An Offer
• Handling Rejection
• Conclusion
• Resources
  • Question Bank
  • Job Boards
  • Title & Leveling
  • Compensation & Salary Negotiations
  • System Design
  • How to Download a LinkedIn Resume

About The Author

Mitra Raman has been an Engineering Leader at companies big and small, going from managing one team of engineers to multiple EMs. Mitra is also the co-host of the popular podcast, 'Engineering Advice You Didn't Ask For'. You can read more about Mitra's musings on Engineering Leadership on Twitter @ramannoodlez.

Early Praise for 'Crush The Engineering Management Interview'

"Mitra boiled down years of experience into 33 pages with the best tips I’ve seen for Engineering Managers to prepare and crush: from common scenarios to how leveling for EMs is usually done to salary negotiation & much more!"

"Lots of great stuff in there"

"Great work. This is quite informative."

"t’s awesome and it’s refreshing to read this from someone that just went through the EM interview."

"This is great and very timely. Thank you. Apparently, I am a Senior EM. Time to polish my CV."