Speakeasy records OpenAPI, Overlays, targets, and generator versions in `.speakeasy/workflow.yaml`, enabling local or CI generation, compilation, and publishing of multi-language SDKs.
Stainless uses OpenAPI plus its configuration to generate multi-language SDKs, docs, CLIs, and MCP servers. Its value is a continuous preview, publishing, and upgrade pipeline rather than one-off codegen.
Technical PM interviews don't require you to write production code, but you need to be able to read trade-offs. Core skills: API design fundamentals (RESTful, versioning, error handling), high-level system architecture understanding (microservices, database selection, caching), collaboration patterns with engineers (RFC process, technical spec review), and making product decisions under technical constraints.