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The meta-signal across stages

Rebuild the sequence in "The meta-signal across stages" from memory, ending with the check that proves the outcome.

Step 1 of 2

  1. 1Rehearse the full reference architecture out loud. Ingestion (batch vs streaming, CDC, dead-letter) → lakehouse (medallion, Delta, partitioning, compaction) → orchestration (Dagster assets, sensors, backfills) → observability and serving.
  2. 2Run a self-timed 8-hour mock. Pick a realistic data problem, ship a demoable slice and write the trade-off doc - the scoping muscle is what the onsite tests.
  3. 3Bring numbers to every design answer. Volume, latency, cost per TB, freshness SLA; quantifying is the senior tell.
  4. 4Prep values stories mapped to the behavioral themes. Extreme ownership, comfort with ambiguity and intensity - concrete situations, not adjectives.
The meta-signal across stages

Every stage is checking the same thing: can you build foundational data infrastructure with little scaffolding, judge cost and reliability pragmatically and treat the platform as a product? Quantified, cost-aware judgment under ambiguity beats a textbook-correct answer that ignores the dollars and the operational reality.