Mock Behavioural interview with Simrandeep Kaur

Behavioural Interview Mock with an Experienced Engineering Manager

Preparing for an SDM/EM interview? This mock session is designed to help you confidently navigate behavioural and leadership rounds, with realistic interview questions, follow-up probing, and actionable feedback.

I bring 12+ years of industry experience, including 10 years at Amazon/AWS and 5+ years in engineering management, working across large-scale products, cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and cross-functional organizations.

During the session, we will cover areas commonly assessed in behavioural interviews, including:

• Leadership & ownership – Taking ownership of ambiguous or high-impact problems
• Conflict management – Handling disagreements with engineers, managers, peers, and stakeholders
• People management – Coaching, performance management, hiring, delegation, and team development
• Execution & delivery – Driving complex initiatives, managing risks, and delivering under constraints
• Stakeholder management – Influencing senior leaders and working across organizations
• Failure & learning – Discussing mistakes, setbacks, and what you learned from them
• Decision making – Handling ambiguity and making difficult trade-offs
• Strategic thinking – Connecting engineering work to business and customer impact
• Leadership principles / values – Preparing strong stories that demonstrate leadership rather than just describing your responsibilities

What you will get

This is not just a list of questions. I will interview you like a real interviewer, probe deeper into your answers, challenge vague responses, and help you identify what an interviewer is actually looking for.

We can also work on converting your real experiences into strong, interview-ready stories rather than memorized answers.

Best suited for: Engineering Manager, SDM, Senior Engineering Manager, and technical leadership interviews.

My goal: By the end of the session, you should have greater confidence in your stories, understand how an interviewer evaluates your answers, and know exactly what to improve before the actual interview.