Tell me about a time you simplified an over-engineered workflow or agent design.

Instruction: Answer this as a real story about removing unnecessary complexity from an automation or AI system.

Context: Evaluates whether the candidate can communicate judgment, collaboration, and ownership in a real setting. Answer this as a real story about removing unnecessary complexity from an automation or AI system.

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One example I would use is this: I worked on a workflow where we had added a planner, two specialists, and a review pass for a job that was mostly deterministic. It looked sophisticated, but the extra handoffs were adding latency and...

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