Stage 1: Recruiter Screening (30 mins) * Initial call to assess overall experience and determine appropriate role leveling. Stage 2: Hiring Manager Interview (30 mins) * Discussion of professional background. * Focused on scenario-based questions (mostly behavioral/soft skills) with some high-level technical discussion. Stage 3: Technical Architecture Deep Dive (90 mins) * Definitions: Rapid-fire technical definitions (e.g., Data Lake, Generative AI, Feature Stores). * Architecture Exercise (15 mins): Choice of 3 scenarios to design and present back to the interviewers. * Follow-up: Continued technical definition questions based on the exercise. Stage 4: Stakeholder Role Play (60 mins) * Presentation: You present an architecture from a past project. * Simulation: Treat the interviewers as business stakeholders. * Q&A: A series of questions focused on how you communicate technical concepts to a non-technical or executive audience. Stage 5: Leadership Sync (30 mins) * Format: In-person interview. * Interviewer: Senior leadership (Head of Department or Director level).