Behavioral questions
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Complex problem
: Tell me about a time you worked on a
complex
technical problem.
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What made it complex (scale, ambiguity, cross-team dependencies, unclear requirements, etc.)?
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How did you break it down, decide priorities, and drive execution?
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What was the outcome and what would you do differently?
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Using GenAI tools
: How do you make use of
generative AI tools
in your daily engineering work?
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What tasks do you use them for (debugging, code review, design docs, testing, data analysis, etc.)?
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How do you validate correctness and prevent subtle errors?
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How do you handle privacy/security concerns and team norms?
(Interviewers may ask follow-ups based on your projects: tradeoffs, impact metrics, collaboration, and lessons learned.)