Behavioral & Leadership: Feedback, Conflict, and Course Correction (Software Engineering)
Context: You are interviewing for a Software Engineer role. Use concrete examples from software projects (e.g., code reviews, on-call, feature delivery, cross-functional work with PM/design/data/infra).
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Giving critical feedback
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Describe a time you gave someone critical or negative feedback.
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Why was it necessary?
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How did you deliver it?
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How did they react?
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What changed afterward?
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Handling conflict with peers or cross‑functional partners
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How do you handle conflicts with peers or cross‑functional partners?
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Walk through a recent conflict, your approach to resolution, and the outcome.
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Course-correcting when success metrics are missed
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If a project's success metrics are not met, what steps would you take to diagnose issues, realign stakeholders, and course‑correct?
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What would you do differently next time?