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Engineering Manager Interview

23 Aug 2022

Anonymous interview candidate

Dublin, Dublin

No offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I applied online. I interviewed at Workday (Dublin, Dublin) in Jul 2022

Interview

Fast turn around but it didn't seem like the teams doing the different interviews talked between them. I did get a bit of feedback from the hiring manager at the end.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

How do you deal with a problematic employee.

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Other Engineering Manager interview reviews for Workday

Engineering Manager Interview

14 Feb 2026

Anonymous employee

Dublin, Dublin

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Easy interview

Application

I interviewed at Workday (Dublin, Dublin)

Interview

1. Screening Call 2. Interview with Hiring Manager (less than 60 mins) - Easy chat, talked about past experience managing people etc. 3. Interview with other Engineering Manager - Again easy chat, nothing too stressful 4. Two onsite interviews, - First with PM & Developer - how to handle communications to different audiences - Second with a Developer & a principle Developer - More about communication styles

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

When things go wrong, how should you shape your message to different types of stakeholders and why.

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Workday response

3mo

We aim to make the interview process both positive and informative, ensuring both you and our interviewers have the necessary insights to make a confident employment decision. Regardless of the result, we're pleased you had a positive experience and had the chance to meet some of our wonderful Workmates.

Engineering Manager Interview

24 Oct 2025

Anonymous interview candidate

Dublin, Dublin

No offer

Neutral experience

Average interview

Engineering Manager Interview

8 Nov 2023

Anonymous interview candidate

Vancouver, BC

No offer

Negative experience

Average interview

Application

I interviewed at Workday (Dublin, Dublin) in Dec 2023

Interview

Multiple stages online (with recruiter and hiring manager) and a final interview on site, with three different groups of people (manager, product, engineers). Most questions around conflict resolution, team organisation, people development. No technical questions apart from very basic ones.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Most questions around conflict resolution, team organisation, people development. No technical questions apart from very basic ones.

Answer question

Application

I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Workday (Vancouver, BC) in Nov 2023

Interview

Telephonic call with Hr asking if you can work from office 3 times a week, following Telephonic interview with Manager which includes managerial scenario questions and then Technical test with few engineers And then final round with Director.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

How do you take care of difficuilt report?

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Workday response

Thank you for sharing this feedback; we sincerely appreciate it. We continue to strive for an excellent candidate experience, and would welcome a follow-up with you if you're interested - please just email interview@workday.com