Had a mock interview today with Hari Priya, which was arranged by Proof founder Radhakrishnan and she is someone with over ten years of experience. Really useful session overall. Started with my self introduction, walked through my background and experience. She gave me feedback on how I framed that, said I could sharpen the approach a bit. Then she moved into scenario questions. Asked me about a tough production issue I'd handled and how I managed it on my own. Also asked about my experience with technical design decisions, the kind of calls I've made in that space. She was clearly trying to map out my strengths and weaknesses. One thing she picked up on, I have a strong math background from my master's degree. She said that's actually a solid differentiator and told me to weave it into my introduction as a real strength, not just a footnote. Beyond that, she gave me some broader advice. Said I should be ready to talk about how I use AI in my day to day workflow, not just as a buzzword but practically, how it speeds up my work and fits into how I build things. Told me to prepare that as its own area before the next round. Overall takeaway, good session. Need to rework my intro to lead with the math strength, and build out a real answer on AI tooling in my workflow.