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Prepare for the in-office project
Walk through each part of "Prepare for the in-office project", then explain what each one does.
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The posting says the in-office onsite includes work on a small project. It does not say how long the project lasts, which repository you use, how open the prompt is, what tools are allowed or what you present. Confirm those details, then rehearse a simple workflow that holds up across formats.
A useful rehearsal is to turn a small product problem into a narrow, working slice you can explain. That mirrors the role's mix of engineering, model and design taste without pretending to know the onsite's private rubric.
- Schedule
- Arrival, project time, breaks and when idea discussions or team meetings happen.
- Environment
- Repository or starter materials, language, editor, accounts and local setup.
- Tools
- Autocomplete, chat and other AI-tool rules; use only what the current instructions permit.
- Questions
- Who can clarify the brief, how to ask and what collaboration is expected.
- Output
- Expected artifact, tests, demo or discussion, plus any preparation to bring.
Once the instructions are clear, resist building the widest possible solution. Restate the goal, inspect the environment and choose the smallest end-to-end path that demonstrates a useful idea.
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A Format-Neutral Project Workflow
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Adapt the time allocation to the schedule recruiting confirms.