Behavioral Prompt: Project You Are Most Proud Of (Software Engineer Onsite)
Context
This behavioral prompt assesses your impact, technical depth, decision-making, and collaboration in a complex engineering project.
Prompt
Answer the following about a single project:
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Goal: What was the objective and why did it matter to the business or users?
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Your role: What did you personally own (scope, design, implementation, decision-making)?
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Measurable impact: What quantifiable outcomes did you achieve (before/after metrics)?
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Technical challenges: What were the toughest problems and how did you solve them? What trade-offs did you consider (e.g., consistency vs availability, build vs buy, time vs scope)?
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Cross-team collaboration: Which teams were involved, what conflicts or dependencies arose, and how did you resolve them?
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Learnings and retrospectives: What did you learn, and what would you do differently next time?