Sound Transit Interview Questions
& Process
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Sound Transit
Systems Engineer Intern
Intern Average Positive experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Panel Background check Offer
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
The interview was conducted over Microsoft Teams with a panel of 4 people, including the hiring manager. I was asked several behavioral questions.
Confirmed questions8 questions
- Tell me about your past projects.
- Can you describe a situation where you encountered unclear instructions?
- How do you approach communication in a team setting?
Sound Transit
Financial Analyst
Senior Difficult Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Panel
Interview formats
Behavioral
The process started with a recruiter call to check my interest in the job and the company. Then I had a 30-minute chat with the hiring manager where she asked 2-3 behavioral questions like 'tell me a time when...'. The final round was a 60-minute panel interview with 4 team members. I was a bit nervous because it was my first panel interview, but they were friendly and made me feel welcome. The panel was very structured and patient with their questions. They asked 5-6 behavioral questions, so it's important to be brief but hit the key points. They also asked a few follow-up questions, but it never felt intimidating.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Given that you are switching industries from tech to the Public Sector, why are you interested in this particular role?
Sound Transit
Data Engineer
Mid Average Positive experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Technical screen
Interview formats
Technical Coding System Design
This interview really dug into a lot of the core stuff for data engineering. They wanted to see how I handle building out ETL pipelines, my day-to-day plans for getting files in, and how I manage all the different settings for environments like dev, test, and prod. We also talked about how code gets moved up the chain, making sure data is good quality, and even some leadership stuff around diversity and inclusion. Plus, they quizzed me on SCD2 modeling and how to use SQL for some more complex calculations like moving averages and running totals.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Can you explain your methods for managing configuration settings across various deployment environments, such as development, testing, and production?
- Following up on that, what is your process for promoting ETL code to the production environment?
Sound Transit
IT
Entry Easy Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Phone screen Onsite Background check
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
Started with initial phone screen by hiring manager. Then a panel style onsite. Mostly questions about your background and situational questions and scenarios. It took about a month or so. The follow-up was very poor. Did all the right things (thank you and periodic email to "check-in on progress" with HR). When, or if, HR responded it was with status quo non-answers stating that the process was still "in process" along with promises to provide updates when progress happened. When it was time to move on it simply became a test of professional etiquette. Silence......
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you describe the different parts of a service?
Sound Transit Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Sound Transit interview reports.
“At what point in the project process should system safety be initiated?”
Read reports →“What is your understanding of data governance?”
Read reports →“Given the blueprint example, what hazards do you see in the design?”
Read reports →“Can you describe the different parts of a service?”
Read reports →“What is your understanding of ST?”
Read report →“Following up on that, what is your process for promoting ETL code to the production environment?”
Read report →“How do you organize your projects, and what tools do you use for that?”
Read report →“Describe how you managed a project budget effectively.”
Read report →“Share an experience of a project you managed that did not succeed.”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 37 Sound Transit interview reports.