# Resolve a Technical Disagreement with a Teammate ### Prompt Tell me about a meaningful technical disagreement with a teammate. Explain what was at stake, why your views differed, how you tested or reconciled the competing ideas, what decision the team made, and what happened afterward. **Candidate hint:** Choose a case where reasonable people could prefer different trade-offs. Make your own actions visible without portraying the teammate as careless or uninformed. ### Constraints & Assumptions - Use a real example in which you participated directly. - Distinguish facts available at the time from information learned later. - Be specific about your decision criteria, communication, and measurable result. - It is acceptable if your preferred option was not chosen. ### Clarifying Questions to Ask - Would you like an example involving design direction, delivery scope, or operational risk? - Should I focus more on the technical evaluation or on how I handled the relationship? ### What a Strong Answer Covers - Clear context, ownership, and consequences of the decision - A fair account of both positions and their underlying assumptions - Evidence gathering, listening, and a concrete decision process - Constructive behavior before and after the decision - An observable outcome and a candid lesson that changed later behavior ### Follow-up Questions 1. What would your teammate say you did well or poorly in that discussion? 2. When would you escalate a disagreement rather than continue seeking consensus? 3. What new evidence would have changed your recommendation? 4. How did the experience affect the way your team makes technical decisions now?