> I'd been assigned a medium complexity task and I've failed to accomplish it, the code was all filled with hardcoded values, wrong structure, difficult to debu

> I'd been assigned a medium complexity task and I've failed to accomplish it, the code was all filled with hardcoded values, wrong structure, difficult to debug bugs and similar things. First thing is work out to spin this properly - you're seeing this as a failure with hindsight, but why is it really like that? E.g: were the requirements firmly defined or were you trying to hit a moving target? Were you trying to appease too many owners? Were you lazy? Lack support? The most valuable thing you can provide is some objective context around why things are the way they are. Theres also different "software engineers". Maybe its the company type that you dns fit in well with? Rule number one: cut yourself some slack like you've probably given the other folk involved in the project.