Your question is Resolving Budget Conflict With Engineering. Take a moment with it on the right.
Talk me through your thinking if you like. When you're confident, submit your answer and I'll grade it like a real screen (7/10 or better passes).
Tell me about a time an engineering lead disagreed with your cost projection or budget guardrails on a project. How did you handle the disagreement, align on a path forward, and what was the outcome?