Interview Questions/Behavioral & Leadership/Deciding to Roll Back Under Pressure
IntermediateBehavioral
5 min

Deciding to Roll Back Under Pressure

DeploymentDecision MakingObservability
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Interview Question

Tell me about a time you decided quickly to roll back a deployment. What signals guided your decision?

Key Points to Cover
  • Explains monitoring signals and thresholds
  • Coordinates rollback steps effectively
  • Ensures data safety and reversibility
  • Implements better rollout policies
Evaluation Rubric
Identifies rollback signals30% weight
Coordinates rollback properly30% weight
Ensures data safety20% weight
Implements learnings20% weight
Hints
  • 💡Include feature flags or canaries.
Potential Follow-up Questions
  • What guardrails did you add later?
  • How did you prevent repeats?
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