Does the Interview Kickstart EM prep course include mock interviews?

Yes, IK’s Engineering Management interview prep course includes mock interviews, a total of 21 in number, with expert instructors and FAANG hiring managers.

Engineering Manager COURSE

Nail the Engineering Manager Interview

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Learn with Engineering Managers from FAANG and Tier-1 tech companies. The course covers every interview aspect, from scalable systems to leadership, making it one of the most in-demand engineering manager courses.

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Why choose this course?

Program designed by FAANG+ leads

Covering data structures, algorithms, interview-relevant topics, and career coaching

Individualized teaching and 1:1 help

Technical coaching, homework assistance, solutions discussion, and individual sessions

Mock interviews with Silicon Valley engineers

Live interview practice in real-life simulated environments with FAANG and top-tier interviewers

Personalized feedback

Constructive, structured, and actionable insights for improved interview performance

Career skills development

Resume building, LinkedIn profile optimization, personal branding, and live behavioral workshops

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Meet your instructors

Our highly experienced instructors are active hiring managers and employees at FAANG+ companies and know exactly what it takes to ace tech and managerial interviews.

André Terron

Software Engineer

3+ years experience

A typical week at Interview Kickstart

This is how we make your interview prep structured and organized. Our learners spend 10-12 hours each week on this course.

Thu

Foundational content

Get high-quality videos and course material for next week’s topics

Assignment test and review/Leadership Workshop

Attend 3-hour leadership workshops with FAANG hiring managers following a group discussion pattern

1-hour timed test/assignments covering essential interview questions on the current week's topics

Attend 1-hour review sessions that provide solutions and feedback on the current week's test/assignments

Sun

Attend Online live sessions/Leadership Workshop

Attend 3-hour leadership workshops with FAANG hiring managers following a group discussion pattern

Classes are interactive and case-based. All live sessions exhaustively cover various question patterns and solution methodologies

Each class has mini mock interviews with live feedback with a Tier-1 tech instructor

Mon-Wed

Practice problems & case studies

Apply the concepts taught in live sessions to solve assignment questions

In class, discuss case studies' solutions and practice answering frameworks

Live doubt-solving with FAANG+ EM instructors

Every day

1:1 access to instructors

Personalized coaching from FAANG+ EM instructors

Individualized and detailed attention to your questions

Solution walkthroughs

Learn about different types of EM roles and their responsibilities

Receive guidance on transitioning into an EM role

Engineering Manager Course details and curriculum

System Design

Online Processing Systems

Common Scalable Concepts like DBs, Cache, Messaging Queue, etc., and Common Design Problems

Batch Processing Systems

Batch Processing Concepts in-depth and Common Design Problems for FAANG+ interviews

Stream Processing Systems

Design real-time data-intensive applications like Google Maps, Netflix, etc.

Careers Workshop

Uplevel your professional branding, including Linkedin profile and resume

Learn interview strategies and salary negotiation techniques

Get well-researched market compensation data

Identify and prioritize your requirements in terms of roles

Discover roles best suited to your profile

Leadership Workshop

We help you master a set of question patterns and ensure that you are able to map them to one of our solution methodologies: STAR, Ice Breakers, and Philosophical methodologies.

Sessions on question patterns to understand what interviewers are looking for when they ask questions falling under the listed categories:

ML Model Lifecycle and MLOps

Tell me about a project you led from ideation to launch.

Motivations and Values

How do the company’s values and ideals align with yours?

Leadership Profile

Tell me about the biggest team you’ve built or overseen.

Ice Breakers

Tell me about yourself.

Personal Growth

How do you stay updated and educated on industry trends?

Conflict Resolution

How do you get people to agree with your point of view?

Execution and Planning

How do you deal with situations where your team is falling behind deadline?

Cross-Functional Skills

Tell me about a time when your team’s goal was not aligned with another team with whom they were working.

Data Structures and Algorithms

Sorting

Common Sorting Algorithms like Quick Sort, Merge Sort, Heap Sort, etc. and related common coding interview questions

Recursion

Recursion, Permutation & Combination, and Backtracking concepts in-depth and related coding interview questions

Trees

Binary Trees, N-ary Trees, Binary Search Trees, Trees Traversals, and related coding interview questions

Graphs

Graph representation, BFS, DFS, Topological Sorting, and related coding interview questions

Dynamic Programming

Memorization, Tabulation, and DP concepts in-depth, common coding interview questions

Relevant Technical Domain Course

Candidates can choose from:

Data Engineering
Machine Learning
Data Science
Front-end
Back-end
Full-stack
Test Engineering
SRE
Cloud
Android
iOS
Security
Embedded Software

Support Period

Career+Technical coaching, where you can interact with peers and instructors

21 Mock interviews (domain-specific mocks would also be provided based on availability)

Domain-specific training

Professional branding

Offer and salary negotiation

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Engineering Manager Interview Prep

If you see your next role as an engineering manager, then you have come to the right place. Learn how to crack an engineering manager interview with Interview Kickstart. Our comprehensive course teaches you everything you need to know to succeed. Read More

Perhaps you are looking to progress into your first management role, or maybe you have management experience and want to ensure you translate your skills during your interview. Your skills will get you a foot in the door, but it’s your interview that will leave a lasting impression. The best way to nail your interview? Preparation. And that’s where we come in. We teach you life skills, giving you the confidence that you need to thrive at an interview.

Preparation is the Key to a Successful Interview

In today’s competitive job market, standing out in interviews is key. Comprising three stages, an engineering manager interview will evaluate your coding abilities, system design and leadership skills. Our course aims to give you the confidence you need to ace every step and leave a lasting impression. In the course, you’ll cover a diverse range of topics including system design, data structures and algorithms, and relevant technical domains. And when it comes to leadership, we have you covered there, too. A part of our engineering manager interview prep course is a dedicated leadership workshop with live classes that help you to understand exactly what interviewers are looking for. Head into your interview feeling confident with Interview Kickstart.

Supporting You Beyond the Completion of Your Course

Here at Interview Kickstart, we aim to teach you the essential skills that you need to progress your career in FAANG or other tier-1 companies. But rest assured that even once you have completed our 16-18 week course that will help you to prepare for an engineering manager interview, our support doesn’t end. Landing your next role might not happen overnight. We ensure that you remain prepared and well-practiced through our extended 10-month support period.

In addition to the learning offered in the course, you’ll enjoy career coaching, domain-specific training, help with your resume, LinkedIn profile building and personal branding, offer and salary negotiation coaching, and 21 mock interviews. Our continued support ensures that you both maximize your chances of getting an interview and that you stand out from the crowd for all of the right reasons when you do.

Kickstart Your Engineering Manager Career Today

Landing a managerial role in engineering is a significant milestone in your career, especially within a FAANG or other tier-1 company. Ensure that you nail the hiring process with the right preparation. Together, we’ll ensure that your resume gets you noticed and that you showcase your skills in the right way at the interview.

Don’t leave your next opportunity to chance. Learn exactly what it takes to thrive at the interview stage with Interview Kickstart. If you walk into your interview feeling ready, the confidence will show. Want to learn more about the course? Enrol in our free webinar today. We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Also, check out our site reliability engineer course or security engineering training course, if that’s what piques your interest. Read Less

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Mock interviews suite

On-demand timed tests

In-browser online judge

10,000 interview questions

100,000 hours of video explanations

Class schedules & activity alerts

Real-time progress update

11 programming languages

Get upto 21 mock interviews with

hiring managers

What makes our mock Interviews the best:

Hiring managers from Tier-1 companies like Meta

Learn with the best. No one will prepare you better!

Domain-specific Interviews

Practice for your target domain

Detailed personalized feedback

Identify and work on your improvement areas

Transparent, non-anonymous interviews

Get the most realistic experience possible

More about mock interviews

1. Flexible schedule

Pick timings convenient to you

4. Technical and behavioral interviews

Uplevel your technical and behavioral interview skills

2. Remote interview experience

Mirrors the current format of remote interviews

5. Level-specific interviews

Because an L6 at Google can be quite different from an M2 at Meta

3. Feedback documentation

All the feedback you’ve ever wanted, recorded and documented

6. Interviewer of your choice

Choose based on company and/or domain

Career impact

Our engineers land high-paying and rewarding offers from the biggest tech companies, including Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Tesla, and Netflix.

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Awesome course and more awesome Support Team!
Truly an awesome team, very professional, and I really enjoyed the entire course. More than everything, they have the best support team who are very responsive and are always eager to help. I have been a student for several months now, and no matter what, they care for their students, and I can't thank them enough! Kudos to the support team, without you, no matter how best the content is, IK would not be in the position where it is now.

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I feel their Curriculum is very organized and give clear direction for us to prepare interview for the product industry and particularly for the people from service industry or business house. Also give enough confident through regular test and mock interviews.

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Great technical content and best service
I have watched several youtube videos for technical content, but IK's teachers and their content is by far the best and their support staff makes it even better. They are available 24/7 and resolve issues immediately. Overall I am glad to be part of this program. Special thanks to Ankita Kaura, and Ashish Kumar for making onboarding a very pleasant experience.

Deepan

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Best Place to Learn System Design and DSA
The quality of the foundation material is excellent and the live sessions are extremely good and very helpful.I'm very satisfied with the response time of the support and their genuine interest to help the learners. I have already referred 2 of my colleague and they are also very happy with IK. I have not seen anything better than IK for an engineering manager to upskill and learn, Thank you IK

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IK is the best! Their customer support is exceptional! IK is an amazing platform for preparing for FAANG+ companies. They provide top-notch, quick support to their students whenever help is needed, in addition to the interview prep material. Everyone involved, from instructors to support staff, has outstanding career and domain backgrounds. They genuinely care for their students' success, helping technically, professionally, and emotionally, including coaching and offer negotiation. I've always been pleased with their exceptional customer service. Thank you!

How to enroll for the Engineering Manager course?

Learn more about Interview Kickstart and the Engineering Manager course by joining the free webinar hosted by Ryan Valles, co-founder of Interview Kickstart.

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A Free Guide to Kickstart Your Engineering Manager Career at FAANG+

From the interview process and career path to interview questions and salary details — learn everything you need to know about Engineering Manager careers at top tech companies.

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Interview Strategy and Success

Interview Questions

Career Path

Salary and Levels at FAANG

Frequently Asked Questions

What to Expect at Engineering Manager Interviews

At EM interviews, you’re typically evaluated on three main areas – coding, systems design, and leadership. To give you a clearer idea of what to expect, we’ve elaborated the interview process for EMs at FAANG+ companies.

The interview process at FAANG and other Tier 1 Companies :

Initial Recruiter Phone Screening

The recruiter will typically make sure candidate is who they say they are and confirm mutual fit with a few basic behavioral questions. They will ask questions that cover the basic expectations of the role and share a bit about the interview process.

Technical Phone Screen

This will generally be a technical round focusing on data structures and algorithms.

Expect open-ended questions that require you to ask clarifying questions/ to challenge your assumptions before jumping into solving. The interview wants to see the candidate accurately define the problem statement and requirements.
From here the candidate should be able to explain their thought process algorithmically, implement workable code (fix any mistakes or bugs), optimize, test, and discuss their solutions (answering any clarifying questions).

Onsite: 5-6 Rounds:

1-2 Coding rounds: The focus will be on conceptual understanding rather than memorization, and the candidate will need to be really strong in at least 1 language – preferably C++, Java, Python, Go, or C.

The candidate will be expected to a whiteboard or type their code into a shared tool without syntactic support or autocomplete beforehand.
The interviewer will typically ask conceptual questions as well, so candidates should be comfortable with APIs, OOP, testing best practices, and thinking through edge cases.
Generally, 1 hour to solve 2 problems

2 System Design rounds: The system design rounds hold a heavier weightage than the coding rounds for many top companies.

The questions will typically focus on existing products that are commonly seen around the internet (ie “How would you design Twitter’s feed?”)

2 Behavioral/ Leadership rounds: Candidates will be asked about their past experience managing people, projects, as well as their ability to grow and develop strong teams. There are many ways a candidate’s leadership can be assessed, but generally competitive companies will look into the following patterns:

Ability to build, develop, and retain teams
Ability to manage projects, timelines, and ambiguous/ complex situations
The ability to quickly and accurately assess situations to drive results
Competence to build culture and provide balance and guidance

Each of these rounds lasts about 45-60 minutes, and the cumulative score across all rounds is considered while making a hiring decision.

Engineering Management Interview Questions

At Engineering Manager interviews, the focus is more on systems design and leadership interviews. This doesn’t discount the importance of coding interviews though, as your screening round will involve solving a problem or two around core data structures and algorithms.

To be able to answer Engineering Manager interview questions at technical interviews, it is important to direct your approach in a coordinated manner, focusing on every section that is important.

Your EM prep strategy should focus on three main areas:

Engineering Manager interview questions on coding
Engineering Manager interview questions on systems design
Engineering Manager interview questions on behavioral and leadership skills

Let’s look at some Engineering Manager interview questions in each of these categories.

Engineering Manager Interview Questions on Coding

For a given rotated array that is sorted, write a program code to find a particular element in the array.

Write a program to check if a binary tree is a valid binary search tree.

Write a program to find if the permutation of a string (given) is a palindrome or not.

Write an error-free program to check if a given binary tree is balanced or not.

You are provided with a string in the form of a sentence. Write a program to display the characters of the string in reverse order.

Engineering Manager Interview Questions on Scalable Systems Design

What are the security aspects to consider while building an e-commerce application?

How would you go about designing a proximity server?

Explain how you’d go about designing a chatbot service that provides users with notifications while also allowing them to interact with the AI unit?

How would you design a platform like Uber?

How would you go about setting up security for multiple servers?

Engineering Manager Interview Questions on Behavioral and Leadership Skills

Tell us about the most challenging project you worked on.

Tell us about a time when you had to make a big decision for a crucial client project.

Tell us about a time when you disagreed with your superior.

Tell us about a conflict you had at your workplace.

What, according to you, are important aspects of maintaining productivity at the workplace?

To understand the various types of Engineering Manager interview questions asked at top companies, don’t forget to read:

If you want to know how to effectively answer engineering manager interview questions at top companies, check out our piece on how to answer Engineering Manager Interview Questions at FAANG+ Companies.

Engineering Manager Career

Before you sign up for any role, it’s crucial to understand what you’re signing up for and the expectations from that role. A Google Engineering Manager interview preparation would differ from Facebook Engineering Manager interview preparation and Technical Program Manager interview preparation for other tier-1 companies.

Still, there’s a common theme of expectations from a Engineering Manager.

Engineering Manager Job Requirements: Roles and Responsibilities

If you’re looking for Engineering Manager jobs at top companies, it is first important to understand the roles and responsibilities of engineering managers. As such, the competition for engineering manager jobs is extremely stiff, so adopting a foolproof prep strategy is crucial.

From planning technical projects and resource allocation to execution, monitoring, cross-team coordination, and risk management, Engineering Managers perform a wide range of tasks. Let’s take a quick look at the roles and responsibilities of Engineering Managers.

Visualize and plan high-impact technical projects

Lead systems design discussions and write product or system development code to solve ambiguous problems

Review code developed by other engineers and provide feedback to ensure best practices

Allocate resources and impart technical training

Coordinate with multiple teams in case of cross-functional projects

Mitigate and manage risks

Monitor project performance at various levels and create detailed project reports

Engineering Manager Job Requirements: Roles and Responsibilities

The Engineering Manager career roadmap begins with starting off your career as a software engineer. At most FAANG companies, you automatically become an EM at L5. Levels L5 and L6 are designated EM levels. EM roles at most FAANG companies require you to have at least eight years of experience.

Engineering Manager Salary and Levels at FAANG

Engineering Managers are often paid lucrative salaries at big companies. Senior software engineers who reach specific band levels by virtue of their experience and skill usually end up being designated as Engineering Managers.

The average software Engineering Manager’s salary in the US is around $162k per annum. Software engineering manager salaries at companies like Google, Facebook, and Apple are usually upwards of $350k per annum and include a wide array of benefits.

Facebook Engineering Manager Salary

Software engineering manager salaries at Facebook are anywhere between $587k to $940k per annum.

This includes annual average base pay of around $255k, a cash bonus of $69k, and stock options of $293k. The total average annual salary of EMs at Facebook is around $262k.

Engineering Manager at Facebook

Average compensation by level

Level name

Total

Base

Stock (/yr)

Bonus

$587K

$235K

$298K

$54K

$940K

$275K

$589K

$83K

Amazon Engineering Manager Salary

Salaries of Engineering Managers at Amazon range from $138k to $235k per annum.

The annual average software engineering manager salary at Amazon is around $173k, which includes an average base pay of $172k annually, a cash bonus of $198k, and stock options of up to $125 on average.

Engineering Manager at Amazon

Average compensation by level

Level name

Total

Base

Stock (/yr)

Bonus

L5 SDM

$280K

$160K

$89K

$36K

L6 SDM

$370K

$171K

$168K

$42K

L7 Senoir SDM

$579K

$172K

$347K

$74K

Apple Engineering Manager Salary

The annual average software engineering manager salary at Apple is around $243k.

This includes an annual base pay average of $221,293, an average cash bonus of $35k, and stock options that go up to $168k on average.

Engineering Manager at Apple

Average compensation by level

Level name

Total

Base

Stock (/yr)

Bonus

ICT4

$359K

$198K

$139K

$22K

ICT5

$478K

$223K

$225K

$30K

Netflix Engineering Manager Salary

Engineering Managers at Netflix are offered the highest salaries when compared to other FAANG companies.

The average software Engineering Manager’s salary at Netflix is around $315k annually. This figure is inclusive of cash bonuses and stock options.

Engineering Manager at Netflix

Average compensation by level

Level name

Total

Base

Stock (/yr)

Bonus

Sr. SW. Engineer

$305K

$275K

$14K

$13K

Google Engineering Manager Salary

Software engineering manager salaries at Google are typically between $188k and $386k per annum, depending on the band level and experience.

The average annual software engineering manager salary at Google is around $256k. This includes average base pay of around $240k, a cash bonus of $53k, and stock options of up to $212k.

Engineering Manager at Google

Average compensation by level

Level name

Total

Base

Stock (/yr)

Bonus

L5 Manager

$356K

$194K

$130K

$31K

L6 Manager

$491K

$226K

$214K

$52K

L7 Senior Manager

$686K

$270K

$334K

$81K

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