Behavioral Prompt: Open-Source Contribution Walkthrough

Context: Technical screen for a Software Engineer role. Provide a concise, structured walkthrough of one meaningful open-source contribution you personally made.

Please cover:

1. Project overview and goals (what the project does, who it serves, and the problem you targeted).
2. Your role and scope (what you owned vs. what others owned).
3. Design and implementation decisions (key trade-offs, alternatives considered, testing, backward compatibility, security/performance considerations).
4. Collaboration via issues/PRs/reviews (how you proposed the change, incorporated feedback, and aligned with maintainers/community norms).
5. Measurable impact (e.g., downloads/users affected, performance gains, bugs fixed, incidents avoided, docs/tests added).
6. Follow-up maintenance and community interactions (triage, backports, docs, release notes, responding to issues, post-merge learnings).

Tip: Use a STAR/CAR structure, quantify impact, and keep the walkthrough crisp (2–3 minutes).