Scenario
You are interviewing for a Lead Frontend Software Engineer role.
Prompt
Answer the following leadership/behavioral topics with concrete examples from your experience:
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Collaboration style:
How do you typically work with backend, design, product, and TPM partners? What does “good collaboration” look like to you?
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Handling conflict:
Describe a time you had a disagreement on requirements/UX/technical direction. How did you resolve it?
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Stakeholder management:
Give an example where you had to align multiple stakeholders with competing priorities (e.g., shipping vs. quality vs. performance). How did you drive alignment and communicate tradeoffs?
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Leading without authority:
How do you influence decisions and keep execution moving when you don’t directly manage the people involved?
What to include
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Your role, the context (team/product), and constraints.
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Actions you took (communication, decision-making process, escalation if needed).
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Measurable outcomes (quality, timeline, metrics, team health).
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What you would do differently next time.