# Communicating after another team breaks a code rewrite — interview question Aced (formerly Exponent) publishes a public search API over its indexed pages; the guide is at https://www.aced.io/agents/agent-access. Source: https://www.aced.io/questions/6354/explain-communicate-code-rewrite-team Source observed: 2026-11-05T00:43:50.175Z Last checked: 2026-11-05T00:43:50.175+00:00 Indexed: 2026-11-06T17:40:16.937+00:00 --- # Communicating after another team breaks a code rewrite This is an Aced behavioral interview question for **Software Engineer** candidates: **“If another team rewrote your code and now it's broken, how would you communicate with them?”** It concerns **Google** and is categorized as **Behavioral** and **Cross-Functional**. ## Question details - **Interview reports:** 1 shared - **Reported last asked:** 9 months ago - **Community answers:** None contributed yet - **Detailed company statistics:** Available through [Upgrade](https://www.aced.io/upgrade?src=questions) ## Interview experience A shared [Google interview experience](https://www.aced.io/experiences/google-software-engineer-interview-54740a) describes an entry-level Software Engineer process: > “I got in through a referral, so I didn't have a recruiter screen and went straight into interviews. I applied around the end of September, didn't hear back until mid-November, then did two 45-minute virtual rounds in December: one technical and one googliness/behavioral. I heard back within the week that I passed, then had about another month to prep before the onsite in mid-January, which was just two more 45-minute technical interviews. The coding questions felt more custom than straight LeetCode, and the main thing Google seemed to care about was how I clarified the problem, communicated my thinking, and reasoned my way to a solution. I made it through the full loop but got rejected, and the timing was all over the place because the first feedback came quickly while the final decision took about three weeks.” **Role:** Software Engineer · Entry Level / L3 ## Related questions - [How would you communicate the roadmap and mission of a project to your team?](https://www.aced.io/questions/4825/roadmap-mission-communication) - [How would you create a high-speed network to communicate with team members on the Moon?](https://www.aced.io/questions/262/high-speed-network-communicate-moon) - [How would you respond if your team disagreed with your ideas?](https://www.aced.io/questions/4201/respond-team-disagrees) ## Related preparation ### [Software Engineering Interview Prep](https://www.aced.io/courses/software-engineering) We cover mock interviews, frameworks, and advice from senior candidates, including data structures, algorithms, system design, people management, behavioral interviews, and more. The course is designed for candidates targeting Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, Apple, and other companies. ![Software Engineering Interview Prep](https://images.ctfassets.net/x78yjrjc11pq/4VkuYewBHUFIVUS5oJDW5h/02e833439b1289f25f38f13f81cbdca3/adobe_stock_optimized.jpeg?w=800&h=800&fm=webp&q=75) ### [System Design Interviews](https://www.aced.io/courses/system-design-interviews) We teach approaches for current system-design questions across product, infrastructure, and AI domains, with video examples, written breakdowns, reference patterns, and mock interview answers from senior engineers and managers. ![System Design Interviews](https://images.ctfassets.net/x78yjrjc11pq/78x7miFZFjBCrM5GqftrMJ/2f6d26e632c4e7265c49f6a180227edb/system_design_track_compressed_26ac98a46e__281_29_5be2280f31.jpeg?w=800&h=800&fm=webp&q=75) ## Practice Use [Practice with AI](https://www.aced.io/practice/ai/new?type=Behavioral&question=explain-communicate-code-rewrite-team&src=questions) for this behavioral question. You can also log in or sign up to submit an answer; submitting marks the question complete. --- [Read this page’s summary](https://www.aced.io/agents/api/public/v1/page-tldr?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aced.io%2Fquestions%2F6354%2Fexplain-communicate-code-rewrite-team&trace=t_679ff9ab98f3) ## Ask a follow-up about this page Need a more specific answer? Ask the exact question you have. It returns a fresh, cited answer from Aced (formerly Exponent)’s knowledge base. No account or API key required. Open this URL with your own question, URL-encoded. Include your question in q. All research inputs are optional; no account or setup. `GET https://www.aced.io/agents/agent/faq?q={question}&trace=t_679ff9ab98f3` [Tool guide and examples](https://www.aced.io/agents/agent-access) · [OpenAPI](https://www.aced.io/agents/api/public/v1/openapi.json) · [Page TLDR form](https://www.aced.io/agents/agent-tools/page-tldr?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aced.io%2Fquestions%2F6354%2Fexplain-communicate-code-rewrite-team). Opening a form does not execute a tool.