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My first job out of coll, task 1 was improved query perf on our test result database. job 2 was "get performance tests working again."

Both 100 % open ended problems.



That task seems perfect for a junior dev. It's open ended but low risk and not interacting with multiple teams as directly

It's different from the one described above

> talk to them and propose a solution that aligns with our different requirements. Possible directions are X, Y, Z.

I'm sure some junior devs could do this but the majority wouldnt be able to




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