Agent-to-agent communication falls into three patterns: handoff (transfer control), delegate (dispatch and wait for results), and mailbox (real-time peer-to-peer messaging). Implementations vary widely, but MCP and A2A are driving protocol standardization.
Product Builder behavioral interviews differ from SWE — they don't just test teamwork, they specifically test how you drive things without formal authority. Core skills: influence narratives (how to convince engineers to build your feature), conflict resolution (disagreements with designers/engineers/stakeholders), vision expression (how to make someone understand your product direction in 30 seconds), and failure stories (learning from failure without deflecting blame).