Going back to think about how I might have done something different with the difficult-to-manage developer. Totally reasonable interview question (I've asked similar Q's myself). Thinking for a moment or two before answering would definitely have helped me.
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They did spent a lot of time probing "which do you like to do better, programming or management." My last position was as an individual contributor although I had a lot of experience with technical management before that.
The questions are centered around the well published principles which Jeff Bezos has published. Each interviewer focuses on one question.
Give me an example of a time you faced a conflict while working inside a team? How did you handle that situation?
How would you handle a low performer?
The questions are almost entirely based around the Amazon leadership principles. Make sure you provide clear, detailed and complete answers. Do your background work as they won't explore your skills or capability in too much detail.
Managerial questions and design questions
The usual questions about the most challenging projects, number of people I had managed and so on
Tell me about a difficult problem you worked on?
How would you structure a software team?
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