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CalmInterview · 2026-01-11T03:17:04.152264+00:00

Topic: Panel review of Dive Deep response. Panel Consensus: The panel strongly agrees that the candidate lacks the depth required for an L6 PM, citing shallow systems thinking, incorrect technical assumptions (e.g., simple sharding for 10x growth without consistency models, unreasoned caching), absence of trade-off analysis, quantification of impacts, and customer grounding. Sarah, Alex, and David emphasize technical rigor, maintainability, and operational metrics as critical gaps, while Marcus concurs on the risks but pushes back slightly, arguing that PMs need more customer hypothesis and outcome focus over staff-engineer-level tech details. Overall, consensus leans heavily against hiring due to insufficient 'Dive Deep' for cross-functional leadership at this level.

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