Data Interview Question

Addressing Technical Debt Challenges

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Requirements Clarification & Assessment

  1. Objective Understanding:

    • Goal: Primarily focused on increasing developer efficiency by reducing technical debt.
    • Secondary Goal: Ensure long-term sustainability and maintainability of the codebase, especially given the fintech context where security and compliance are critical.

  2. Current State Assessment:

    • Technical Debt Inventory: Identify and categorize existing technical debt (e.g., code complexity, outdated libraries, insufficient documentation).
    • Developer Workflow Analysis: Evaluate current bottlenecks in developer workflows.
    • Security Concerns: Assess how current technical debt affects security and compliance.

  3. Stakeholder Involvement:

    • Developers: Understand their pain points and suggestions for improvement.
    • Management: Align on business priorities and resource allocation.
    • Security Experts: Ensure compliance with fintech standards and regulations.

  4. Metrics for Success:

    • Deployment Time: Average time taken to deploy new features.
    • Bug Fix Rate: Rate of bug fixes versus new bugs introduced.
    • Bus Factor: Number of developers with critical system knowledge.