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Define a Git workflow for CI

NVIDIASoftware Engineer · Online Assessment

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This interview question evaluates requirements, scale assumptions, API/data design, architecture, trade-offs, failure modes, and rollout in a realistic interview setting. A strong answer for Define a Git workflow for CI states assumptions, handles edge cases, explains trade-offs, and shows how to validate the result clearly.

Propose a Git branching and release strategy for a graphics testing repo. Cover code review, protected branches, versioning of test assets (e.g., large textures), submodules or monorepo trade-offs, bisecting regressions, reverting bad changes, and maintaining reproducible builds. How would you integrate with Jenkins for gated merges?