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      Software Engineering Manager Interview

      Dec 25, 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Playlist

      Interview

      This was an interview before the acquisition of mindbody/class pass by playlist. The interview structure could have been good but it required acting on the part of the interviewers, and it was one of the strangest experiences I have ever had. Interviewers were stilted running the script and didn’t know how, in that context, to switch between the role and the interviewer. The VP focused on experiences from 15 years ago, asking oddly specific questions completely irrelevant to the job interview. Suggestions for the recruiting team, if you are still running the role plays, stop. Only keep the exercise where you review a design doc. That was valuable.

      Interview questions [2]

      Question 1

      Play act as an engineering manager dealing with a senior engineer having conflict with another engineer.
      Answer question

      Question 2

      What was the name of your engineering manager from 15 years ago?
      Answer question

      Other Software Engineering Manager interview reviews for Playlist

      Software Engineering Manager Interview

      Sep 17, 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Playlist

      Interview

      There were six rounds. I was ghosted afterword. Some of the interviewers were great, others were very awkward and made me feel uncomfortable. The recruiter multiple times indicated that he was going to prep me for the next round and then never did.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How previous managers would describe your strengths.
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