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Once you have grasped the basics of answering Level 1 Tech Interview questions, you are ready to start tackling Level 2 Tech & Startup Interview questions.
Remember, each candidate is different - don’t worry if you are having trouble with developing your answers - that is why practice and preparation are important! And if you are moving quickly through this prep, that shows you have already done a lot of work and should feel confident in how you will show up at your interview.
For many of these questions, you will continue to use the STAR framework that we covered before, but your answers will start to become even more tech-specific. You will also start to see how some of these behavioral questions can morph into the hypothetical/scenario/case questions, where you are being asked to help solve a problem or make a recommendation, based on the scenario prompt you are provided. Really good tech interviewers know how to listen to your interview answers and develop interview scenario questions on the fly.
This all goes back to the main point: tech interviewers are trying to balance experience with potential. Past experience can help show that you will do well in tackling their current company challenges, but assessing your potential in how you might solve their future unknown challenges is the real goal. And it’s tricky as hell to assess potential.
Over the years, I’ve collected many real interview questions from my clients, as well as developed my own set of interview questions that I use for mock or practice interviews. And I’m happy to share those questions with you here!
⭐ Click here to access the Level 2: List of Intro Tech & Startup Questions. ⭐
➡️ BONUS 1: In the download above, I’ve included info about my 2x2 Product Matrix, a framework trick that can help you to prepare for basic product/company questions, regardless of what role you are interviewing for. Tech companies expect candidates to have done some research in advance about the tech industry, and this matrix gives you a structured way to start doing that research.
➡️ BONUS 2: I’ve also developed a list of startup-specific interview questions that will help you understand the different types of answers that a startup may be looking for, as compared to a large tech company. I’ll share the link to these in the same document with my Intro Tech Questions, so sign up today!
