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At my last company, I owned a new “saved views” feature for our analytics dashboard used by about 12k monthly users. Product wanted users to configure filters, save them, and share links. I started by mapping the data flow and quickly realized local component state would get messy across 8+ filter components. I proposed using React with Redux Toolkit for shared state, and React Query for server cache and API integration, so we could clearly separate client state from server state. I designed the API contract with a backend engineer, then wired it up with typed fetchers, optimistic updates, and proper error boundaries. For performance, I memoized heavy table components and used `React.lazy` for non-critical panels, which cut initial load by ~28%. I also added keyboard shortcuts, proper focus states, and tested with Axe and NVDA. On mobile, we switched to a bottom sheet filter pattern. Post-launch, we saw a 35% increase in dashboard usage and a 20% drop in support tickets around “lost filters.”
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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?
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?