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What is the most inventive or innovative thing you’ve done? It doesn’t have to be something that’s patented. It could be a process change, product idea, a new metric or customer facing interface – something that was your idea. It cannot be anything your current or previous employer would deem confidential information. Please provide us with context to understand the invention/innovation. What problem were you seeking to solve? Why was it important? What was the result? Why or how did it make a difference and change things?
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Senior Manager, Vendor Management

Interviewed at Amazon

3.5★
Oct 10, 2012

What is the most inventive or innovative thing you’ve done? It doesn’t have to be something that’s patented. It could be a process change, product idea, a new metric or customer facing interface – something that was your idea. It cannot be anything your current or previous employer would deem confidential information. Please provide us with context to understand the invention/innovation. What problem were you seeking to solve? Why was it important? What was the result? Why or how did it make a difference and change things?

“Should data be compressed first and then encrypted, or encrypted first and then compressed?” •When I asked for clarification or what the expected answer was, the interviewer said there was no right or wrong answer. •Worse, he couldn’t explain why the question was being asked or how it related to the role.
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Senior Security Engineer / Vulnerability Management Interview

Interviewed at Amazon

3.5★
Jun 12, 2025

“Should data be compressed first and then encrypted, or encrypted first and then compressed?” •When I asked for clarification or what the expected answer was, the interviewer said there was no right or wrong answer. •Worse, he couldn’t explain why the question was being asked or how it related to the role.

All of the questions are around the Leadership Principles. Some examples: Give me an example of when you took a risk and failed. Tell me about a time when you had to deal with a poor performer on your team. Describe how you would handle a situation where you needed multiple other teams help to get your work done. Tell me about a time you had to make a decision with very little data.
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Senior Manager Product Management

Interviewed at Amazon

3.5★
May 28, 2019

All of the questions are around the Leadership Principles. Some examples: Give me an example of when you took a risk and failed. Tell me about a time when you had to deal with a poor performer on your team. Describe how you would handle a situation where you needed multiple other teams help to get your work done. Tell me about a time you had to make a decision with very little data.

- What motivates you to join Trade Republic? - What would you do in your first 90 days? - How would you get trust of the current team? - Can you tell us about when you had to mediate conflict between senior stakeholders? - What is it that you need to be better at?
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Senior Management

Interviewed at Trade Republic

2.8★
Aug 11, 2022

- What motivates you to join Trade Republic? - What would you do in your first 90 days? - How would you get trust of the current team? - Can you tell us about when you had to mediate conflict between senior stakeholders? - What is it that you need to be better at?

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