Top Google Interview Questions

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  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    +1

    "Providing some bullets to expand on to respond to this question- Inability to adapt to the changes in customer's needs in retail industry Lack of competitive analysis Rigid business model Lack of well defined Vision and Strategy"

    Rahul P. - "Providing some bullets to expand on to respond to this question- Inability to adapt to the changes in customer's needs in retail industry Lack of competitive analysis Rigid business model Lack of well defined Vision and Strategy"See full answer

    Product Strategy
  • Product Manager
    Product Design
  • +2

    "First, let’s discuss why this is important for any platform business Think of platform businesses like Amazon or YouTube as matchmakers. They connect people who want something with those who provide it, whether it's products or content. But here's the catch: users trust these platforms to make sure they're getting good stuff. They want genuine products, safe content, and no scams. So, platforms need to be like guardians. They check suppliers and content creators to make sure they're not"

    Jay K. - "First, let’s discuss why this is important for any platform business Think of platform businesses like Amazon or YouTube as matchmakers. They connect people who want something with those who provide it, whether it's products or content. But here's the catch: users trust these platforms to make sure they're getting good stuff. They want genuine products, safe content, and no scams. So, platforms need to be like guardians. They check suppliers and content creators to make sure they're not"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • "Assumption about the teleportation machine: Teleportation is instantaneous like Star Trek The product does not take too much space maybe 6 ft by 6 ft and 10ft high is good enough Teleportation works vertically both above ground and underground as well as going 100 meters horizontally If possible you can combine multiple teleportation machine to repeat teleportation Users groups A product like this can be leveraged for almost everyone but I think I want to focus on users who ha"

    Niaz - "Assumption about the teleportation machine: Teleportation is instantaneous like Star Trek The product does not take too much space maybe 6 ft by 6 ft and 10ft high is good enough Teleportation works vertically both above ground and underground as well as going 100 meters horizontally If possible you can combine multiple teleportation machine to repeat teleportation Users groups A product like this can be leveraged for almost everyone but I think I want to focus on users who ha"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
    +1 more
  • "During my time as a Product Manager, we were preparing for a major product release with a tight deadline and discovered that implementing both a new feature and crucial performance improvements wasn't feasible within the timeframe. So, I organized a meeting with stakeholders to assess the impact of each option. We analyzed user data, projected ROI, and considered long-term product strategy. Ultimately, I decided to prioritize the performance improvements. As a result, the product launched on tim"

    Vaishnavi T. - "During my time as a Product Manager, we were preparing for a major product release with a tight deadline and discovered that implementing both a new feature and crucial performance improvements wasn't feasible within the timeframe. So, I organized a meeting with stakeholders to assess the impact of each option. We analyzed user data, projected ROI, and considered long-term product strategy. Ultimately, I decided to prioritize the performance improvements. As a result, the product launched on tim"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
    +1 more
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  • Google logoAsked at Google 

    "Google mission==>organize world info and make it accessible to user Monetize from Ad revenue, enterprise productivity service, Developers Google glass provides==>smart  virtual screen , hands free voice commands activated glass for for $1000+. Fits in google mission If google is to launch google glass the key metrics of success would be Number of glasses purchase Usage in term of google search, texts, play video, take picture other activities performed Previous pitfalls "

    Anonymous Koala - "Google mission==>organize world info and make it accessible to user Monetize from Ad revenue, enterprise productivity service, Developers Google glass provides==>smart  virtual screen , hands free voice commands activated glass for for $1000+. Fits in google mission If google is to launch google glass the key metrics of success would be Number of glasses purchase Usage in term of google search, texts, play video, take picture other activities performed Previous pitfalls "See full answer

    Product Strategy
  • Google logoAsked at Google 

    "Refer https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/good-product-managers-great-shreyas-doshi/"

    Ash I. - "Refer https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/good-product-managers-great-shreyas-doshi/"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
  • Product Design
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    +4

    "public static void sortBinaryArray(int[] array) { int len = array.length; int[] res = new int[len]; int r=len-1; for (int value : array) { if(value==1){ res[r]= 1; r--; } } System.out.println(Arrays.toString(res)); } `"

    Nitin P. - "public static void sortBinaryArray(int[] array) { int len = array.length; int[] res = new int[len]; int r=len-1; for (int value : array) { if(value==1){ res[r]= 1; r--; } } System.out.println(Arrays.toString(res)); } `"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Data Structures & Algorithms
    +1 more
  • Google logoAsked at Google 

    "Google Assistant is the Voice AI which converts Natural Language to Queries/Instruction , processes it and get the results and again converts it back to Meaningful Results to the User Currently Google Assistant is Integrated in Multiple End Points. Phone Google Home Chrome Cast Google Chrome Books Some of the Use Cases Google Assistant is used is Making Phone Calls/Texting Asking General Queries/Searching for Information Integration with Devices and Turning them O"

    Akshai V. - "Google Assistant is the Voice AI which converts Natural Language to Queries/Instruction , processes it and get the results and again converts it back to Meaningful Results to the User Currently Google Assistant is Integrated in Multiple End Points. Phone Google Home Chrome Cast Google Chrome Books Some of the Use Cases Google Assistant is used is Making Phone Calls/Texting Asking General Queries/Searching for Information Integration with Devices and Turning them O"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
    +1 more
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    +1

    "Clarifying questions : I would like to confirm what type of parking spots we are talking about, should we assume cars ? Assumption : Cars Is it referring to only parking spots in non-residential complexes or public places or does it include residential too ?Assumption : both Assumptions : Places where we could see parking spots Shopping malls Parking in the park Residence spots Legal parking spots Variables in play Population = assuming a family of 4 => population / 4 (nu"

    Karthik T. - "Clarifying questions : I would like to confirm what type of parking spots we are talking about, should we assume cars ? Assumption : Cars Is it referring to only parking spots in non-residential complexes or public places or does it include residential too ?Assumption : both Assumptions : Places where we could see parking spots Shopping malls Parking in the park Residence spots Legal parking spots Variables in play Population = assuming a family of 4 => population / 4 (nu"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Estimation
  • +2

    "Clarification What does showing ads mean ? Is it showing outside of the car as a mobile billboard or showing inside of the car on screens? —> Inside of the car / digital ads What is our product strategy with Waymo. Do we want to get into the ride hailing business or license our tech —> To be defined by you Do we have any near or long term revenue goals for this —> Get wide usage of Waymo tech and be a key driver in accelerating the adoption of self-driving cars accessible in the world"

    stash - "Clarification What does showing ads mean ? Is it showing outside of the car as a mobile billboard or showing inside of the car on screens? —> Inside of the car / digital ads What is our product strategy with Waymo. Do we want to get into the ride hailing business or license our tech —> To be defined by you Do we have any near or long term revenue goals for this —> Get wide usage of Waymo tech and be a key driver in accelerating the adoption of self-driving cars accessible in the world"See full answer

    Product Strategy
  • Google logoAsked at Google 

    "I always look at the project from three angles, Scope, Schedule, and Cost. To measure the success of the project we also have to look at the other factors, other than the scope, schedule and cost. Here are some of the factors I look at while measuring the success : Metrics : While defining the Goal of the program, we also define the metrics. To assess whether the goal is getting achieved or not, we need to measure the metrics i.e whether the metrics of the program are getting hit or not. For e"

    Tanu M. - "I always look at the project from three angles, Scope, Schedule, and Cost. To measure the success of the project we also have to look at the other factors, other than the scope, schedule and cost. Here are some of the factors I look at while measuring the success : Metrics : While defining the Goal of the program, we also define the metrics. To assess whether the goal is getting achieved or not, we need to measure the metrics i.e whether the metrics of the program are getting hit or not. For e"See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    Program Sense
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    +22

    "#inplace reversal without inbuilt functions def reverseString(s): chars = list(s) l, r = 0, len(s)-1 while l < r: chars[l],chars[r] = chars[r],chars[l] l += 1 r -= 1 reversed = "".join(chars) return reversed "

    Anonymous Possum - "#inplace reversal without inbuilt functions def reverseString(s): chars = list(s) l, r = 0, len(s)-1 while l < r: chars[l],chars[r] = chars[r],chars[l] l += 1 r -= 1 reversed = "".join(chars) return reversed "See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Data Structures & Algorithms
    +4 more
  • +5

    "Got a very different answer than everybody. I seem to be off here. But here goes ..will appreciate feedback Clarifying ..all human population in US and not just working population? Yes US Population: ~300Mn Segmenting Population. 0-19 - 75M 20-40- 75M 41-60 - 75M 60-80- 75M 80-100 - 5 Mn Removing 80 segment as stay at home and not eligible for commuting Revised Table 2-19 - 75M 20-40- 75M 41-60 - 75M 60-80- 75M Out of this employable audience that is has"

    Sumeet R. - "Got a very different answer than everybody. I seem to be off here. But here goes ..will appreciate feedback Clarifying ..all human population in US and not just working population? Yes US Population: ~300Mn Segmenting Population. 0-19 - 75M 20-40- 75M 41-60 - 75M 60-80- 75M 80-100 - 5 Mn Removing 80 segment as stay at home and not eligible for commuting Revised Table 2-19 - 75M 20-40- 75M 41-60 - 75M 60-80- 75M Out of this employable audience that is has"See full answer

    Estimation
  • +1

    "CQ: Goal - connect two large continents, reduce the distance Is it a motorable bridge -? Any specific use case on mind? Summarise: come up with the use cases of the bridge Google’s mission -> organise world’s information and make them more accessible and useful A bridge that way is a great way to reduce the distance between two large separate continents. This bridge can help spread information faster Possible Use cases of the bridge: Transportation of physical goods: Since road tran"

    Anonymous Newt - "CQ: Goal - connect two large continents, reduce the distance Is it a motorable bridge -? Any specific use case on mind? Summarise: come up with the use cases of the bridge Google’s mission -> organise world’s information and make them more accessible and useful A bridge that way is a great way to reduce the distance between two large separate continents. This bridge can help spread information faster Possible Use cases of the bridge: Transportation of physical goods: Since road tran"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    Software Engineer
    System Design
    +1 more
  • "During my internship at Inspira Analytics, our intern team had worked for two weeks on a client presentation for a new data dashboard. Unfortunately, during the final review, the manager pointed out several major flaws in our analysis and asked us to redo the entire structure. The feedback was blunt, and the team felt discouraged, questioning whether our efforts were even valued. As the informal team lead, I felt responsible for helping lift the team’s morale and refocus everyone so we could del"

    Dhruv M. - "During my internship at Inspira Analytics, our intern team had worked for two weeks on a client presentation for a new data dashboard. Unfortunately, during the final review, the manager pointed out several major flaws in our analysis and asked us to redo the entire structure. The feedback was blunt, and the team felt discouraged, questioning whether our efforts were even valued. As the informal team lead, I felt responsible for helping lift the team’s morale and refocus everyone so we could del"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
  • "Being a team player is very important to a small to medium team where each individual play a role to set the culture of collaboration for the team. I will definitely be coaching my report to improve on becoming a team player and trying to influence to understand why it is utterly important for her/his individual growth and success. A ship can not be built by only two hands and any disconnect within the team can prove to be costly."

    Sathi C. - "Being a team player is very important to a small to medium team where each individual play a role to set the culture of collaboration for the team. I will definitely be coaching my report to improve on becoming a team player and trying to influence to understand why it is utterly important for her/his individual growth and success. A ship can not be built by only two hands and any disconnect within the team can prove to be costly."See full answer

    Behavioral
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