behavioral-interview.md

Behavioral Questions

Techical processes

1. How would you define quality software?
2. What makes for a good code review?
3. What technology are you passionate about, and why?
4. Give me an example of an interesting problem you solved, and what made it interesting?
5. Tell me about a time you encountered a bug in production, and how did you fix it?
6. How do you keep with new tech/frameworks in the industry?

Working in a team

1. Tell me about a time when you had a disagreement with another person, and how did you resolve it?
2. How would you balance technical debt vs adding a new feature?
3. What qualities are you looking for in a mentor? || Tell me about a time you mentored someone much more junior than yourself.

Working in a company

1. What kind of work are you looking for?
2. What is your ideal job?
   • Technical and career growth
   • Work environment
   • Access to mentors
   • Diversity and inclusion (ex. improving hiring practices)
   • Anything else you're passionate about
3. Why do you want to join company X?

Introspection

1. Why are you an engineer?
2. Why should we hire you?
3. What are your areas of improvement?

Why would an interviewer ask you questions like these?

Skills a technical interviewer is looking for

1. Technical skills (languages, frameworks)
2. Technical knowledge (experience, coding practices)
3. Technical judgement (critical thinking, problem solving)
4. Attitude (energises the team, constructively solves problems, self empowered)
5. Productivity (passion for tech mastery and meeting deadlines)
6. Collaboration & communication skills (pair programming? asking clarifying questions?)

Skills a non-technical interviewer (HR, recruiter) is looking for

1. Communication
2. Interest in the domain/space that the company is operating in
3. Growth mindset? Passion for learning?