Explain deadlines, going beyond, and persuasion
Overview
This question evaluates a candidate's behavioral leadership competencies—delivery under pressure, exceeding expectations, and stakeholder persuasion—by probing prioritization, trade-offs, measurable outcomes, risk management, and methods of influence.
Amazon
Jul 16, 2025, 12:00 AM
Software Engineer
Technical Screen
Behavioral & Leadership
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Behavioral Prompt: Delivery Under Pressure, Exceeding Expectations, and Influencing Stakeholders
Context: You are interviewing for a Software Engineer role in a technical screen focused on behavioral and leadership competencies.
Answer the following using the STAR structure (Situation, Task, Action, Result). For each story, explicitly include your approach, trade-offs, measurable outcomes, and lessons learned.
- Tight Deadline Delivery
- Describe a time you delivered under a very tight deadline.
- Include: how you prioritized, what you cut or deferred, and how you managed risk.
- Above and Beyond
- Describe a time you went above and beyond expectations.
- Include: what extra value you created, why it mattered, and how you measured impact.
- Influencing Stakeholders
- Describe a time you persuaded stakeholders who initially disagreed.
- Include: how you framed the problem, gathered data, designed guardrails, and earned buy-in.
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