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(Situation) We were launching a new subscription checkout flow with multiple steps, promo codes, and dynamic pricing. Designers wanted pixel-perfect layouts, and backend exposed several new pricing and validation APIs. (Task) I owned the frontend implementation and alignment across design, product, and backend to hit a fixed launch date. (Action) I started with a joint kickoff workshop to clarify edge cases (invalid promos, currency changes, proration). I created a shared API contract document and a simple JSON mock server so frontend and design could iterate before backend was ready. Using React with a state machine (XState), I modeled the checkout steps and error states, which made behavior explicit for both backend and design. I set weekly check-ins with design to review Storybook components and used Figma Inspect to ensure spacing and typography matched within a 2–4px tolerance. (Result) We shipped on time, reduced QA bugs by ~35% compared to the previous checkout version, and support tickets about checkout errors dropped by ~25% in the first two months. The API contract and mock server approach became our standard for future cross-team features.
Walk me through a recent multi-channel digital marketing campaign you managed end-to-end. How did you set objectives, choose channels, allocate budget, and measure success?
In your resume you note improving or optimizing [a process, KPI, or metric]. What specific baseline metrics did you start from, what steps did you personally take, and how did you verify that the improvement was due to your changes rather than external factors?
Based on your hydrology and irrigation engineering background, explain how you would estimate the irrigation water requirement for a kharif crop in a semi-arid region of Gujarat. Walk me through each step: from reference evapotranspiration estimation, crop coefficient selection, effective rainfall calculation, to arriving at canal discharge for a given command area.
In your civil engineering studies, what specific design coursework or project work did you complete related to irrigation channels or canals (e.g., design of lined/unlined canals, distributaries, minors)? Describe one such design in detail, including how you determined discharge, permissible velocity, section dimensions, and lining choice for Gujarat-type soil and climate conditions.
On your resume you mention working on a cross-functional project (e.g., involving multiple teams or stakeholders). Describe a situation from that project where priorities conflicted—how did you navigate the trade-offs and what was the final outcome?