Company Knowledge & Culture Topics
Topics covering understanding a company's business model, product portfolio, strategy, culture, values, leadership, and organizational dynamics for interview preparation and market research.
Microsoft Business, Products & Culture
Understanding Microsoft’s business model, product portfolio, strategic priorities, competitive landscape, and corporate culture, including values, leadership style, and workplace practices; aimed at interview preparation and company-specific analysis.
Understanding Company Technology Strategy
Assesses the candidate s ability to research and articulate a target company technology strategy including recent investments, cloud and platform initiatives, digital transformation programs, major architecture and tooling choices, organizational structure and engineering priorities, and how information technology supports product and business objectives. Candidates should be prepared to connect their experience and recommendations to the company specific opportunities and constraints.
Motivation for Microsoft and This Role
Explains a candidate's motivation for applying to Microsoft and for the specific role, including alignment with Microsoft's mission and values, appreciation of the company's products and impact, and a plan for contributing to the team and role.
Lyft Business & Services Familiarity
Familiarity with Lyft's business model, core products and services (ridesharing platform, mobility offerings, pricing strategy), partnerships, and market positioning as part of understanding the company's business and culture.
Understanding Google IT Strategy
Evaluate the candidate s awareness of Google s publicly known information technology strategy and operational approach. Topics include Google s cloud and platform priorities, data center and network footprint considerations, site reliability and operational philosophies, security and privacy emphases, approaches to digital transformation and automation, and how infrastructure and operations decisions map to product and business strategy. Candidates should be able to discuss trade offs, integration and migration implications, and how they would align a technology agenda with Google s stated priorities.
Understanding Microsoft IT Strategy and Challenges
Evaluate the candidate s awareness of Microsoft s information technology strategy, cloud and product priorities, and the specific challenges Microsoft faces. Topics include Azure adoption and hybrid cloud patterns, enterprise software and productivity platform considerations, identity and access management approaches, licensing and commercial model implications, security and compliance priorities, partner and ecosystem strategies, and how enterprise scale influences architecture and operations. Candidates should be able to discuss trade offs, migration patterns to Microsoft technology, and how to align an IT agenda to Microsoft s strategic context.