Behavioral & Leadership HR Screen — Software Engineer

Context

You are in an HR screen for a Software Engineer role. Focus on clarity, impact, collaboration, and decision-making. Keep explanations accessible to a non-technical audience, while being ready to go deeper if asked.

Prompt

1. Briefly introduce yourself (30–60 seconds): background, strengths, recent impact, and what you are looking for next.
2. Describe a time you had a conflict with a teammate or stakeholder:
   • Situation and context
   • Your actions (how you addressed it)
   • Outcome and what you learned
3. Present the project you are most proud of, and be ready for a deep dive:
   • Your specific role and scope
   • The problem and why it mattered
   • Key technical decisions and trade-offs
   • Metrics of success and how you measured them
   • Cross-functional collaboration
   • Timeline and milestones
   • Risks and failures, and how you handled them
   • What you would do differently and lessons learned