How does a self-managing team resolve strong technical disagreements without escalation?
This tests if you see conflict as healthy creative tension. A strong answer covers timeboxed dialogue, multi-voting with reasoning, and the senior dev as neutral facilitator. A red flag is letting the senior dev dictate the answer or escalate to management.
This tests if you know high-performing teams surface conflict as creative tension rather than suppress it. A strong answer describes timeboxed dialogue phases for equal voice, conflict mapping to separate people from positions, and multi-voting with reasoning to uncover underlying concerns instead of majority rule. The senior developer facilitates neutrally, enforces the agreed process, and protects psychological safety without dictating the outcome.
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