Tell me about a time you had to learn a completely new tool or domain under a tight deadline; how did you structure your learning, seek feedback, and ensure the final outcome met quality expectations?
Describe a project where stakeholders disagreed on priorities; how did you identify the real constraints, facilitate alignment, communicate tradeoffs, and still deliver something valuable without burning out the team or sacrificing quality?
Walk me through a difficult problem you solved end-to-end, starting from unclear requirements; what questions did you ask, what data did you gather, how did you validate assumptions, and what did you change after learning more?
Give an example of when you received critical feedback that initially felt unfair; how did you process it, decide what was useful, respond professionally, and translate it into specific changes in your work or behavior?