Software Engineer signal: bitmask DP + state compression in a personalized feed context. This is a ProdMatch-owned software engineer drill, framed as a April 2026 BrowserStack Consumer Feed simulation, not a copied platform question.
Company context
BrowserStack · Consumer Feed
Freshness
April 2026
Product surface
personalized feed
ProdMatch interview simulation based on product-team patterns; not a claim of a real company question.
For personalized feed, each items requires a subset of capabilities. Choose the smallest team of services covering all required capabilities; tie-break by lowest total risk.
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required={A,B,C}, services=[AB risk 4, C risk 1] -> count=2, risk=5
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