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Describe a project you worked on, focusing on the data pipeline and your role.

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Reviewed by Aditya Kumar · Last reviewed 2026-03-24

**STAR**: **Situation**: Needed clickstream analytics. **Task**: Build pipeline. **Action**: Designed Kafka ingest, Flink processing, ClickHouse storage. Led design; implemented core components. **Result**: Sub-minute latency; 10M events/day....

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Pro-Move: 'I led the design—chose Flink over Spark Streaming for exactly-once; we hit 99.99% delivery.' Red Flag: We did X—what did you do?

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STAR: Situation: Needed clickstream analytics. Task: Build pipeline. Action: Designed Kafka ingest, Flink processing, ClickHouse storage. Led design; implemented core components. Result: Sub-minute latency; 10M events/day. Emphasize: Design choices; your role; impact.

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Pro-Move: 'I led the design—chose Flink over Spark Streaming for exactly-once; we hit 99.99% delivery.' Red Flag: We did X—what did you do?

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