"Let me tell you about a time where a website I managed suddenly showed slow performance and the mistake on our side was it was unnoticed until a user reported the issue to management. As a PM for that project, I took full responsibility of the situation and worked with the engineering team to quickly resolve it. This mistake taught me the importance of focusing and monitoring non functional requirements as well in addition to new feature development /adoption where I was mostly spending my time"
Sreenisha S. - "Let me tell you about a time where a website I managed suddenly showed slow performance and the mistake on our side was it was unnoticed until a user reported the issue to management. As a PM for that project, I took full responsibility of the situation and worked with the engineering team to quickly resolve it. This mistake taught me the importance of focusing and monitoring non functional requirements as well in addition to new feature development /adoption where I was mostly spending my time"See full answer
"We had a huge launch on September 1st of this year where we completely redesigned our application from the grounds up and also migrated to a new platform (React.JS). This project took us 8 months and the launch was a huge deal for the team.
Unfortunately the launch wasn't as smooth as we expected and despite doing multiple rounds of QA, some major issues cropped up in the core part of the app right after launch and our client was quite upset since it was disrupting their day-to-day workflow.
"
Aabid S. - "We had a huge launch on September 1st of this year where we completely redesigned our application from the grounds up and also migrated to a new platform (React.JS). This project took us 8 months and the launch was a huge deal for the team.
Unfortunately the launch wasn't as smooth as we expected and despite doing multiple rounds of QA, some major issues cropped up in the core part of the app right after launch and our client was quite upset since it was disrupting their day-to-day workflow.
"See full answer
"As you know, this is the most important question for any interview. Here is a structure I like to follow,
Start with 'I'm currently a SDE/PM/TPM etc with XYZ company.... '
Mention how you got into PM/TPM/SDE field (explaining your journey)
Mention 1 or 2 accomplishments
Mention what you do outside work (blogging, volunteer etc)
Share why are you looking for a new role
Ask the interviewer if they have any questions or will like to dive deep into any of your experience"
Bipin R. - "As you know, this is the most important question for any interview. Here is a structure I like to follow,
Start with 'I'm currently a SDE/PM/TPM etc with XYZ company.... '
Mention how you got into PM/TPM/SDE field (explaining your journey)
Mention 1 or 2 accomplishments
Mention what you do outside work (blogging, volunteer etc)
Share why are you looking for a new role
Ask the interviewer if they have any questions or will like to dive deep into any of your experience"See full answer
"I liked the role of a TPM due to the opportunity to contribute to the multiple dimensions of software product development. As a TPM I need to collaborate with multiple teams like Engineering, Product, and other business functions, but I also get the opportunity to contribute to the technical aspects of the program/project. I can use my sharp analytical skills to identify/anticipate problems, and leverage my problem solving skills to unblock the teams. I orchestrate multiple teams effort to del"
A R. - "I liked the role of a TPM due to the opportunity to contribute to the multiple dimensions of software product development. As a TPM I need to collaborate with multiple teams like Engineering, Product, and other business functions, but I also get the opportunity to contribute to the technical aspects of the program/project. I can use my sharp analytical skills to identify/anticipate problems, and leverage my problem solving skills to unblock the teams. I orchestrate multiple teams effort to del"See full answer
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"In the API design, the interviewer is switching between RPC style (operation based endpoints) and REST style (resource oriented). Sticking to one convention and explaining why it is preferred over the other e.g. REST if the twitter domain maps nicely to resources e.g. /tweet or /follower or /user would help to create a more consistent and unified API. It would make it easier for clients to integrate with the API as well."
dreamingincode - "In the API design, the interviewer is switching between RPC style (operation based endpoints) and REST style (resource oriented). Sticking to one convention and explaining why it is preferred over the other e.g. REST if the twitter domain maps nicely to resources e.g. /tweet or /follower or /user would help to create a more consistent and unified API. It would make it easier for clients to integrate with the API as well."See full answer
"I will divide my answer in 2 parts:
Process I use for managing risks in any Project
I will explain a real life situation where a Risk occurred and how I managed it
Process for Risk Management can be broken down into 3 parts:
Risk Identification: Risk identification is a team effort and is an ongoing process that happens throughout the Project. Technical Risks are usually identified during design/build/testing stage. I maintain a Risk register document to capture all the risks identified"
Saket S. - "I will divide my answer in 2 parts:
Process I use for managing risks in any Project
I will explain a real life situation where a Risk occurred and how I managed it
Process for Risk Management can be broken down into 3 parts:
Risk Identification: Risk identification is a team effort and is an ongoing process that happens throughout the Project. Technical Risks are usually identified during design/build/testing stage. I maintain a Risk register document to capture all the risks identified"See full answer
"As a PM i received a feedback from my program manager on my style of verbal communication. It is about me speaking faster when i wanted to get away with a topic that i wasn't confident (may be not backed up with data, or still in process of getting detailed insight of a problem etc.). Whereas when I'm confident I tend to speak slowly or more assertively that made people to follow easily.
I welcomed that feedback so from then on when I'm not confident in a topic I became more assertive to let pe"
Rajesh V. - "As a PM i received a feedback from my program manager on my style of verbal communication. It is about me speaking faster when i wanted to get away with a topic that i wasn't confident (may be not backed up with data, or still in process of getting detailed insight of a problem etc.). Whereas when I'm confident I tend to speak slowly or more assertively that made people to follow easily.
I welcomed that feedback so from then on when I'm not confident in a topic I became more assertive to let pe"See full answer
"I most want to communicate a few principals of conflict resolution that I believe were integral in this situation, which are mutual respect, a results orientation, an unwavering focus on the user.
To that end, here’s how I’d like to structure this answer: First, I’ll tell you about the project we were working on, to provide some background for you. Second, I’ll describe the disagreement. Third, I’ll describe how we arrived at a solution, and finally, I’ll discuss how those 3 conflict resolu"
Ross B. - "I most want to communicate a few principals of conflict resolution that I believe were integral in this situation, which are mutual respect, a results orientation, an unwavering focus on the user.
To that end, here’s how I’d like to structure this answer: First, I’ll tell you about the project we were working on, to provide some background for you. Second, I’ll describe the disagreement. Third, I’ll describe how we arrived at a solution, and finally, I’ll discuss how those 3 conflict resolu"See full answer
"Referring to https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2022/03/23/15-strategies-for-balancing-competing-stakeholder-priorities/?sh=7c82aa68262f
Understand the conflicting priorities and align it with the goal/ objectives and the company mission.
Start with the Least Common Denominator between the conflicting priorities to come to a commonality and start from there to objectively approach the next imp priority
Always keep communication on and be transparent with 'equality' an"
Pramod V. - "Referring to https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2022/03/23/15-strategies-for-balancing-competing-stakeholder-priorities/?sh=7c82aa68262f
Understand the conflicting priorities and align it with the goal/ objectives and the company mission.
Start with the Least Common Denominator between the conflicting priorities to come to a commonality and start from there to objectively approach the next imp priority
Always keep communication on and be transparent with 'equality' an"See full answer
"Designing a video streaming system like Netflix or Facebook Video involves addressing multiple aspects, such as scalability, availability, low latency, and high performance. Here's a high-level design:
System Requirements
Functional Requirements:
User Management:
User sign-up, login, and profile management.
Subscription plans and payment integration (for Netflix-like systems).
Content Management:
Upload, edit, and delete videos.
Categorize content (genres, recommendations).
Video Playback:
S"
Kamal .. - "Designing a video streaming system like Netflix or Facebook Video involves addressing multiple aspects, such as scalability, availability, low latency, and high performance. Here's a high-level design:
System Requirements
Functional Requirements:
User Management:
User sign-up, login, and profile management.
Subscription plans and payment integration (for Netflix-like systems).
Content Management:
Upload, edit, and delete videos.
Categorize content (genres, recommendations).
Video Playback:
S"See full answer
"Situation:
Was given negative feedback about an aspect of my communications. The person said it made them worried because of the brevity and the format of some messages. (Their worry was that a longer negative message was coming)
Task(s):
Reflected on feedback about my communication style.
Acknowledged the point.
Assumed best intentions on the part of the person giving the feedback
Saw things from the other person's point of view
Action(s):
In private - Apologised to the person wh"
Hans - "Situation:
Was given negative feedback about an aspect of my communications. The person said it made them worried because of the brevity and the format of some messages. (Their worry was that a longer negative message was coming)
Task(s):
Reflected on feedback about my communication style.
Acknowledged the point.
Assumed best intentions on the part of the person giving the feedback
Saw things from the other person's point of view
Action(s):
In private - Apologised to the person wh"See full answer
"
Functional Requirements
Content Ingestion\:
Ingest news articles from various sources (websites, social media, etc.).
Handle different types of content (text, images, videos).
Content Analysis\:
Extract and preprocess text from articles.
Analyze the content for potential indicators of fake news.
Model Training and Prediction\:
Use machine learning models to classify content as fake or real.
Continuously improve models with new data and f"
Scott S. - "
Functional Requirements
Content Ingestion\:
Ingest news articles from various sources (websites, social media, etc.).
Handle different types of content (text, images, videos).
Content Analysis\:
Extract and preprocess text from articles.
Analyze the content for potential indicators of fake news.
Model Training and Prediction\:
Use machine learning models to classify content as fake or real.
Continuously improve models with new data and f"See full answer
"
Project Overview: Real-Time Risk Management System
Objective
The goal was to develop a real-time risk management system capable of processing and analyzing large volumes of trading data to provide near-instantaneous risk assessments. This system was crucial for enabling traders to make informed decisions while managing their exposure to various market risks in real-time.
Complexity Factors
1. \\Data Volume and Velocity\\
\\High Throughput:\\ The system needed to ha"
Scott S. - "
Project Overview: Real-Time Risk Management System
Objective
The goal was to develop a real-time risk management system capable of processing and analyzing large volumes of trading data to provide near-instantaneous risk assessments. This system was crucial for enabling traders to make informed decisions while managing their exposure to various market risks in real-time.
Complexity Factors
1. \\Data Volume and Velocity\\
\\High Throughput:\\ The system needed to ha"See full answer
"A few months ago I joined a micro-services platform engineering team as their manager, at that time my team was struggling to deliver towards an upcoming production deadline for a customer facing product. Production date had been moved 5 times already and there were about 40% of product features which were remaining to be tested and signed off to move to production . I was made responsible to deliver the release of this product within the deadline and turnaround the software delivery throughput."
Shuchi A. - "A few months ago I joined a micro-services platform engineering team as their manager, at that time my team was struggling to deliver towards an upcoming production deadline for a customer facing product. Production date had been moved 5 times already and there were about 40% of product features which were remaining to be tested and signed off to move to production . I was made responsible to deliver the release of this product within the deadline and turnaround the software delivery throughput."See full answer
"/my initial thought was to make an example with program integration project that I led a few years ago
Stage 1: Project Planning. The first stage of SDLC is all about “What do we want?”
my approach was simply take project life cycle structure(initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and controlling, and closure) and elaborate on each stages did i.
I lack a details and Excell skills
and I should have taken SDLC structure because I fits better with JD.
Stage 2: Gathering Requirements & Ana"
Aldar M. - "/my initial thought was to make an example with program integration project that I led a few years ago
Stage 1: Project Planning. The first stage of SDLC is all about “What do we want?”
my approach was simply take project life cycle structure(initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and controlling, and closure) and elaborate on each stages did i.
I lack a details and Excell skills
and I should have taken SDLC structure because I fits better with JD.
Stage 2: Gathering Requirements & Ana"See full answer
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Abdurhman M. - "Start your stream
Use the Post tab to: Choose where to post your live broadcast. Write a description. Select a camera, mic and screen (if screen sharing). Add a title for your live broadcast (optional). Select the primary language of the stream. ...
Once everything is set, select Go Live."See full answer