Technical competence and quality questions

Here are a few behavioral questions related to technical competence and quality:

Question 1: Can you share an example of a time when you had to deal with a particularly tricky software issue? What steps did you take to resolve it?

Intention of the question: The interviewer wants to see you handle a problem where the usual tools do not help. They are also checking what you do when the cause turns out to sit outside your own code.

Pitfalls to avoid: Avoid a problem that was only hard because you were new