Sample Answer
On a previous project, I inherited a React dashboard that had grown organically over 2+ years. One component file was nearly 1,500 lines, mixed data fetching, state management, and UI, and any change risked breaking something. Performance was also suffering – initial load was around 6 seconds and we had a lot of duplicated logic. I started by adding characterization tests with React Testing Library around the most critical flows (filters, exports, permissions) so I could lock in current behavior. Then I split the monolith into smaller presentational and container components, introduced a shared hooks folder for data fetching, and replaced a tangle of prop drilling with a lightweight context. I also removed a custom date library in favor of date‑fns to shrink the bundle. Throughout, I refactored in small, reviewable PRs, ran the full test suite plus visual regression checks in Storybook, and used feature flags. In the end, bundle size dropped 18% and load time improved to about 3.5 seconds without regressions.
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