Remember to discuss your approach to selecting your communication tools and style. Some engineering teams have a culture of communicating mostly through technology, and candidates who can approach communication with understanding and flexibility are valued.

"I am direct, use active listening skills, and approach all conversations with empathy and humility. I find it helps to foster authenticity. I also lean on metaphors a lot when conversing with engineers. I use them to communicate complex business and customer scenarios, and I use them to demonstrate I am tracking well when we discuss difficult-to-understand technical concepts.

Finally, I like to leverage several tools and am open to shifting depending on the individual. Some engineers are averse to email or the phone and prefer to converse over Slack or other collaboration tools. Others prefer a quick meeting to drive out a plan. I am flexible and roll with whatever works as long as it is a match for the situation at hand and moves us toward our collective goals."