Thank you, Mario. We worked on kind of evangelizing that role a little bit, set up the interviewing framework as well as I think there was some external articles or publishing that was done, just an effort to help people. So again, you need product managers with that domain knowledge, that domain expertise, right. Theyre very boxed into the product manager role and theres a TPM role in an organization. And that also helps build your product sense. But TPMs are saying, okay, I have this vision, I have the strategy. And so that was my primary motivation of transitioning to TPM. And so, its kind of important to understand that you might not find so many product manager technical roles or so many TPM product roles. And so like, if we lean into our strengths, I think the work becomes much more enjoyable. It was ads. So, you know, kind of please do so. That's helpful for sure. Because you do need a lot of that. And she has over like 20 years of experience in the tech industry. So, I think yes, like, but again, when you have both of them, the time to bring, have both PMT and a TPM on a team is when the product is highly complex. So, okay, Lets on our next question. So, the TPM role or the technical program management role, I feel is a very special role in the sense that it has so much of that technical focus while leveraging your core program management skills and leadership skills. They are identifying significant opportunities. Because when you are also talking to the product manager, right. 0. Mario Gerard: Yeah. This is completely like influencing without authority. That is definitely telling something. So, if you are in San Francisco, you can potentially hail a driverless car. Product, Go to company page So, I think what we experienced is how do we want attract the TPMS into our teams? And so yes, like Facebook obviously like has a lot, like its a huge company, right? These are technical challenges that need to be solved either with the product hat, technically thinking how you solve these problems and with the execution hat, which is more of the TPM side. Go to company page So yes, so they do hire both depends on what is the type of product youre building. So, you know, that is also that option because if you are a product TPM and you realize, okay, down the line, you really just love kind of developing that vision and strategy. But between the PMT and the TPM, do you think theres a lot of overlap? M2 or higher. And then the role becomes easier. They will last 45 minutes each and touch upon the role's technical, program management-related, and behavioral questions. You need more domain specialization. And of course, you know, a lot of times what happens is there are many challenges that where your big teams, multiple teams, you have very complex products. Jan 3 1 1. 9 Meta TPM interview questions and 9 interview reviews. Switching between PMT and TPM roles, even switching between a product TPM and a product manager role. Project, Go to company page So, theres a lot youre going see from Priyanka. And again, like, I have always been what I would say a product TPM, because Ive always worked in programs that have a product. Microsoft. The Systems Design interview is one of the most complex interviews in Meta for TPMs (and also Software Engineers). They might say something. Im sure youve seen a lot of these roles coming up in job boards recently. And so, you know, sometimes even in small teams or startups product manager may do their own research, right. So, during interviewing for the product TPM role, the questions that we would ask would have a little bit of that, you know, gauging of, does this person understand why we develop these metrics? Like its good to have because you build that customer empathy. True lol, but the parrot is repeating from what the HM told the parrot ;) . Mario Gerard: Thats so well put, and you could probably do an entire podcast with Priyankas journey of becoming a TPM because all of us have different journeys and different paths that we take it to get to where we are. But that disagreement is what brings you closer and what benefits everybody together. Technical Program Manager (TPM) Interview Questions 2022, Ace The Technical Program Management Interview, Key TPM Roles- What does a Technical Program Manager Do, TPM & PM At Meta/Facebook Podcast w/ Priyanka Shinde, Amazon TPM Interview Questions (With Answers), https://media.blubrry.com/mariogerard/content.blubrry.com/mariogerard/Ethan_Evns_Edit.mp3, Technical Program Management Interview Training. Providence Health & Services Pegasus 1 . Like what would you say are like key, like two differentiators or three differentiators between the two roles? Yeah. But you know, of course in a lot of times when, even from a TPM perspective, we say, oh, product managers mainly define what, right? So thats kind of my take on the product managerresponsibility. You can expect the duration to be 60 minutes, with around 50 minutes for you to solve the question and around 10 minutes for follow-up/other questions and answers. It was really, really insightful. Like influencing with that authority is so important. The Facebook company is now Meta. Mario Gerard: Yeah. Thats a phenomenal way of looking at how these roles are almost coupled together. This is my personal experience of interview at meta during 2021. And whats the history behind that? It worked, right? Good luck. And its also probably gives the manager whos hiring a good insight to just think, what kind of skill am I even looking for. Like we know data informs like decisions. And thats why like, telling, talking about the why and explaining it to other people is important. Shes publishing a lot of very, very interesting, very insightful content for technical program managers. And theyre not really kind of encroaching on each others space. So, the PMTs similar to like your product manager role, right? It can also help certain people, you know, who kind of maybe come from a technical background and they really want to stay technical, but they want to kind of shift more into this product or TPM role. And I really enjoyed kind of like the different aspects of what was being offered by these companies. All interview questions are submitted by recent Meta Program Manager candidates, labelled and categorized by Prepfully, and then published after being verified by Program Manager s at Meta. Required fields are marked *. Company. But, you know, you can still call it a product manager technical role. Thats helpful for sure. And so, its kind of very important partnership and you have to like, or love your counterpart and they are your counterpart. Mario Gerard: A more technical product manager you mean, a more technical leaning. Mario Gerard: So, do you think these, when we talk about these companies, do you think they are hiring both technical product managers and theyre hiring also TPMS product also, right. These are interview questions in which a candidate is asked to design the system architecture of some product or service. Oracle, Go to company page Answer (1 of 8): I have interviewed recently at Amazon for the Sr. TPM role and they flew me to Seattle to talk to the hiring manager and their team. Im giving you like a simple example. I have a TPM interview with Meta and notice 3 Directors on the loop. I havent interviewed for 5ish years and wanted to be as prepared as possible.My recruiter mentioned that there will not be behavioral interview.. Is that true for Meta interviews?Thanks in advance. That is the difference between say a purely said like opposite, that is an infrastructure program, right? So actually, at Facebook, I used to work for the Facebook assistant team and I used to work with both product managers and product managers who were more on the technical teams or kind of, we call, we kind of thought of it as the back end of the AI system. So, yeah, just talk to your PM or TPM counterpart. The responsibilities of a technical program manager are a little more big picture than that of a software engineer. It kind of goes hand in hand of doing like, why are we doing this, explaining especially to the dev team to tell them what the vision looks like, what is the vision and why do our customers care about this. And so, they are the TPM product and theyre kind of leaning, They need to have a little bit more of the product sense. Mario Gerard: Thats so interesting. General Interview Structure for Meta TPM Interviews. Mario Gerard: So TPM product, when you talk about customer facing metrics and KPIs and being more closer to the customer, do they actually define the metrics or are they like more, does the metrics, would you think the metrics are define the KPIs, the OKRs or whatever they are, right. The PMT needs more technical sense. Sometimes I feel that there isnt enough being done. Microsoft, Go to company page In this article, we list 43 common interview questions about technical project management and provide examples of answers as a guide. A lot of times now you are going and talking in terms of more technical product, youre using more of that technical system knowledge with those conversations. Describe one important past project and both its customer use cases and the technical architecture. So thats kind of why the distinction is made. Eventually they do impact whoever the end user is, but youre thinking more in those terms as opposed to what a user sees or how the user interacts with the product itself. Doing both at the same time while possible in certain scenarios is not always effective. So, for example, if youre dealing with artificial intelligence, machine learning, there can be parts that are user facing. And so, then they can both work together and say, yes, this is what the metrics might look like. Product managers sometimes are very forward looking. But throughout these times, I kind of became more and more passionate about the TM role. What do you enjoy doing? Reddit So do go and show some love. What candidates say about the interview process at Meta. And so, when I joined Facebook in 2016, again, I was kind of part of this product TPM organization. You hear the history and the context of how these roles evolve, because it also gives you a sense of what the vision of creating this was, right. What is your current scope. What are the kind of skills I kind of need for this person to solve the problems that we are going throw at them? And so, while they may not a sit and write requirements, It was just that understanding that helps them become a better TPM when theyre working on the product side. Mario Gerard: Thats so interesting that you see that within a team, which is kind of working together, you have both product managers and product manager technical folks. Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. | Privacy Policy | Terms | Contact | TPM Interview Questions | FAQs, Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/TechnicalProgramManagement/, Your Guide to Technical Program Manager Resume (2022 Checklist). And then there can be parts that are more developing the algorithms, but some technical specifications in mind, or maybe youre trying to develop the core AI platform, right. meta interview experience. facebook tpm interview process* * As of December 2020 The TPM intern interview process consists of two 45 minute phone interviews, each consisting of behavioral and system design questions. So thats how I think they can complement each other. It could be an engineering manager, it could be anybody with different titles, but the role theyre trying to play is trying to bring these teams together to accomplish the final goal of the program. System Design: These interview questions evaluate the 'technical' in technical program management. Priyanka Shinde: Yeah. Mario Gerard: Cool. I mean, well be rooting for you. They need to know what is the product managers, customer focus roadmap is going to look like so that they can develop their underlying infrastructure in advance of that. And thats what I mean by having a little bit of that product sense, what kind of metrics or what is the success criteria for this product, right. I will appreciate any help with type of interview and tips on preparation from the larger group. She's worked as a TPM, a TPM manager, several organizations like cruise autonomous, Facebook and Meta. And so, every organization goes through this and every, probably every decade, the role definition might move a little bit, might change a little bit as the industry evolves. And so, I think maybe there were around 20 TPMs there. Yeah. And that is when you start stepping on each others toes. I think why, or when you should do it is dependent on, you know, kind of what are the things you enjoy doing more? Theyre defining the requirements on how the car should behave in certain situations. still have a final director level interview to do. That is important. So, what are the companies that youve seen with the product manager technical role, which companies have you kind of encountered in that space? The team has about 25 members, and it's 1-2 representatives per discipline and we are the resident "experts" in our field. But kind of thats how I think about it is like PMs are defining the what in a nutshell, and then the TPMS do when and the how a little bit. The PM comes with the market knowledge, the research that has been done. Or is there like, you know, that little product sense, you know, understanding of the customer, do they have that? 1 round of recruiter interview; 1 round phone interview with HM; 1 round of in-person interview with 4-5 cross-functional partners and other TPMs; finally the recruiter close at the end. So, I would say thats the skillset that a PMT needs. And so, Cruise and Waymo, both doing really great and progressing ahead. And thats where kind of, they are complimenting each other in different areas with their counterparts as well. Learn More. And its also interesting that you pointed out the distinguishing factors primarily helped during hiring. So thats something we keep in mind. So thats why I said its a little Love and hate is you might have disagreements because you want different things. You'll be asked to design systems, explain technical concepts and in some rare occasions write code. And so, it might help them look for those jobs that kind of satisfy their like technical curiosity a lot more. But I think as again, like we talked about the evolution of both of these roles, the evolution of the products and the complexity around it. Next, you'll have one or two phone interviews, which will likely be with a TPM at Facebook. Amazon, Go to company page On smaller teams, like if you have, you know, the small product, maybe 10 people that youre working with, you could potentially do both. When they call TPM product, where would they use that product sense that youre talking about? And that person helping you out is a very, very close, collaborative partnership between the TPM and the product manager themselves. Preparing for Your Full Loop Interview at Meta. You are maybe dealing with 5, 10 teams, you have to go talk to X number of people you have to deliver on this roadmap. Motivating teams, as Priyanka said, super important when you dont have a team reporting to you, especially, right. Yeah. You may view our Equal Employment Opportunity notice, Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. And I also, I dont know if you caught what Priyanka said, she was like, when we were defining the role at Facebook, its very interesting to talk to people like Priyanka, whove been through organizations, even large organizations who are identifying and recalibrating on what a particular role does. Like I was mentioning a little bit of product sense that you need, right? You can create a Career Profile to get job suggestions, prepare for the interview process, and more. Some of the other things that I feel like product managers possess is an understanding of the market and the customer. So, one of the things that, you know, we used to stay at Facebook and we were trying, when we were trying to help everyone understand kind of how these roles complement each other and then how has they still different and still need it. And finally, like we need leadership skills, right? And of course, in all of this, you know, theyre defining requirements, they do this in collaboration, of course, with research, design, engineering TPM. And of course, you know, the [36:52inaudible]TPM organization within Facebook had existed for a much longer time. They both can do the execution and deliver in certain cases. You know, one of the things that kind of I just remembered is, one of the first companies I worked at, like the product manager role was very external facing. Priyanka Shinde: Yeah, so of course, you know, atCruisewe definitely had like technical product managers. Shes been publishing a lot of great resources for TPMs. If you dont know, Cruise, youre probably living under a rock, but then you should probably just tell our listeners, like what does Cruise do? Priyanka Shinde: Yeah. I have a TPM interview with Meta and notice 3 Directors on the loop. Im seeing more of these in the last few years, as opposed to maybe five years back. Free interview details posted anonymously by Meta interview candidates. Priyanka Shinde: Yes. Definitely, communication is so important. So, its kind of interesting. Still don't know yet, still have a final director level interview to do. Yeah. Priyanka Shinde: Yes and no in some ways. As I moved from Microsoft to Meta . So, this is where I feel like PMs can, you know, work with TPMs to kind of execute on their vision. And they sometimes maybe informed by the user, which the other PM is telling them about. Mario Gerard: That makes so much sense. About me - In last 15 years of professional experience, I spent time across Meta as a Product Technical Program Manager as well as Program Manager at Microsoft. So those are some of the things I feel like PMs should process. Mario Gerard: Its so interesting. Mario Gerard: Yeah. Be sure to speak one of the past programs and how you lead in a cross-functional team. Priyanka Shinde: Add one thing. Leaning in and helping the other person out. And they kind of, sometimes I also feel you fill gaps in their skill set and they kind of fill gaps in your skillset as well. So, I think, yeah, I mean the TPM can sometimes kind of go broad, right? If you work with PMs, sometimes theres a little bit of love and hate because they want different things in life. Shes worked as a TPM, a TPM manager, several organizations like cruise autonomous, Facebook and Meta. And then well probably go to the skillset for a TPM, right. Similar to the PMT role, the product manager technical role, where you might want to hire somebody with a more technical background or expertise. We hear that, right. Yes, you should get a pdf from a recruiter on what all topics to expect. And so, this is very, its helpful to have like a PM, product manager technical work alongside a TPM as well. So regardless of what my experience was , listen to your recruiter. . Example questions. Because as you said, lean is a key word there. There arent many TPM bloggers and people are contributing back into the community. Absolutely. So, for example, at Facebook ads or Instagram, for example, those are things that people use, right. They need to be able to identify these significant opportunities, develop the product vision, the strategy, go talk to the broader organization. Not immediately, but from a career perspective, would you think that, you know, we spoke a little bit of the skills, they all seem to a little, have a little overlap. But many organizations need them because theyre working with highly technically complex products and systems. But can one person do the other things? I remember like having, I have this very close product managers who are still friends with, I worked with them like six, seven years ago and we used to have so much conflict, but then every day after that, we used to go for lunch and then beer in the evening. Answer Question. What is the reason for the evolution of the product manager technical role Priyanka and why do organizations even need this? As Priyanka is talking about the skills, theres just tremendous amount of overlap of skills, of what a TPM kind of naturally possesses. But if you want to be more on the execution side and thats your thing, then you go on the TPM side. Amdocs, First - Meta recruiters are there to help you. For example, these questions are typically focused on system design. Besides that, I think TPMS need to have really strong communication, both written and verbal, right? Theyre thinking about that vision and what happens or how we can do this. So, do you think like Im thinking whether they can switch between roles? To ensure you clear this round and make it . She has extensive experience as a TPM. So, on the TPM product side, that role, I think gained prominence and I was there at Facebook in the early days when this role was evolving and some of it was again, TPM product is basically another type of TPM product, but it has been distinguished so that we can kind of hire properly. And this is where we kind of see this overlap in some of the skill sets as well as the responsibilities. Let me talk you though this sometimes "mys. So definitely check her out and its going to be fun. Mario Gerard: Take care folks. Ill add a little bit to that. So thats the context on product TPM at Meta.
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