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Have you worked with related teams when developing features? How did you coordinate interactions when changing the contract?
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Answer from AI
Yes, I often worked with cross-functional teams in projects — developers, analysts, testers, and support.
During integration and joint feature development, a key aspect was agreeing on contracts (APIs, data formats, requirements). We used the following practices:
- Documenting contracts in publicly accessible repositories (e.g., OpenAPI for REST).
- Regular meetings and synchronization to discuss changes.
- Using versioning for contracts to prevent breaking existing integrations.
- Automated testing of contracts to quickly identify incompatibilities.
When changing a contract, we aimed to:
- Agree on changes in advance.
- Implement backward-compatible changes whenever possible.
- Conduct joint testing.
- Update documentation and notify all stakeholders.
This approach helped minimize risks and ensured stability in team interactions.