Cross-Functional Communication, Expectations, and Risk Management (Behavioral)

Context

You are interviewing for a Software Engineer role in an onsite behavioral and leadership round. The focus is on how you collaborate with managers and cross-functional partners to drive outcomes.

Prompt

1. Day-to-day communication

• How do you communicate with your manager and across teams day to day?
• How do you set expectations, provide status updates, and raise risks?

2. Example: Technical point-of-contact

• Describe a situation where you acted as the technical point-of-contact for a client, collaborating with marketing and UX/UI.
• How did you align priorities, handle disagreements, and ensure timely decisions?

3. Stakeholder and cultural adaptation

• How do you adapt your communication style for different stakeholders (engineering, design, marketing, executives) and different cultures/time zones?

4. Concrete practices

• Conclude with specific practices, cadences, and artifacts you would use in this role.