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At my previous company, a backend team removed an optional field from a /user/profile endpoint, which caused our React dashboard (TypeScript) to crash for ~8% of users right after a Friday deploy. I detected it via a spike in Sentry errors and a 12% drop in conversion in Datadog dashboards. My task was to restore stability quickly and prevent similar regressions. I hotfixed the UI in 30 minutes by adding null-safe access, default values, and a graceful fallback component. Then I added stricter TypeScript interfaces aligned with OpenAPI, plus lightweight runtime validation using Zod to guard critical responses. We also introduced contract tests in CI and a feature flag to roll back API-dependent UI changes. Result: MTTR dropped by 60%, and we had zero similar API-contract incidents over the next 9 months.
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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?
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