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Explain conflict resolution and growth

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This question evaluates collaboration, ownership, technical leadership, conflict resolution, incident management, decision-making, and the ability to learn from and prevent mistakes.

Describe a time you had a significant disagreement with a teammate or stakeholder: what was the conflict, how did you approach resolution, and what trade-offs were considered? Separately, discuss one big mistake you made, how you detected it, your remediation steps, and what you changed to prevent recurrence. Finally, conduct a deep dive on a project you led: goals, architecture, key decisions, risks, metrics of success, and lessons learned.