Role Scope and Expectations Questions

Demonstrate a clear understanding of the expectations and responsibilities at the director level. Topics include managing multiple teams and managers, owning cross team technical strategy and roadmaps, mentoring and developing managers and senior engineers, defining organizational scope and priorities, aligning engineering strategy with product and company objectives, managing resource allocation and trade offs, setting governance and decision making processes, and communicating effectively with senior leadership while maintaining technical credibility. Interviewers assess the candidate's ability to operate at the intersection of strategy and execution, scale processes, and measure team health and outcomes.