Google Interview Questions

Vaidehi P. - "Clarifying questions: Can you please clarify inflight ads? Are you referring to the Ads shown on the screens/TVs available for each seat on an airplane? Ans: Yes. International flights or domestic? Ans: You pick. ( I picked US domestic) Are you targeting any specific airline? Ans: No. All airlines. Any specific type of ads such as banner ads, video ads etc? Ans: Video We can calculate market size in two ways: By calculating number of flights flying per day in the US * seat avai"See full answer

Bini T. - "I understand this is more focused on ML. However, I have a system question. If users allow us to access their location, or they send location via text box, could we use CDNs for the search without hitting our database? We only query the database when we have zero information on location. Other questions: does embedding always guarantee information on location? Do we discharge the user images after we return a prediction? I heard the feedback that we should keep it for future learning. What would"See full answer

Googlepm 1. - "Getting things done. Since the job is all about leading without authority, it is important to always have the north star in mind. When all in the team do not agree or see a potential solution: Data based evidence : Provide testing results/ Analysis results/ PoC on showing why a potential solution might be better than others, Bring in a trusted stakeholder : Have a conversation with the trusted stakeholder who first believes in the solution, then vouches for the solution to the team "See full answer

Adib M. - "Clarifying question(s) Is the upcoming deadline an internal milestone or is it an external facing deadline (ie. compliance/ product launch / feature release)? What would be the repercussion/Is there any possibility of moving the deadline (if needed)? Do we know any details on the team member, Jane in terms of how long the sick leave is likely to be? Is it a fever or is it something bigger that could have her out for much longer? Situation: Jane taking sick leave and the project has an upcom"See full answer

Aniket A. - "Clarification: Is it consumer facing or business? -- consumer Launch is global or regional? -- global Is this full blown launch or beta release? -- full blown What goal does this app serve? How is it aligned with the company goals? -- AI Chatbot Can you explain the strategic importance of the app? -- gain market share; compete with other players who are already ahead in the market Do we have any data around potential customers/TAM with this app? -- billions of users "See full answer

Anonymous Muskox - "Clarification Questions Understanding of Netflix -> clarification Clarification regarding the meaning of logged into the platform -> not coming back or they are logged out From how long they we been seeing this issue and is this issue gradual? Which demography or geography are we talking about? The metrics which we are tracking are actually working or not? Internal Factors Any infrastructure problem, frequently "App not responding" or frequently auto log out? Any pa"See full answer

Shreya S. - "Firstly, I would like to be in a room with all the stakeholders (tech/business) and the decision makers. Now starts the analysis of the situation. Certain questions that I will be looking for an answer are- Is this a new issue? or an old one? What is the severity and priority of the feature in the release? In terms of business values. How long would it take the engineering team to fix the issue? Can we manage for a workaround meanwhile the issue gets fixed? What are the risks inv"See full answer

Meenakshi sundaram M. - "Structure: 1. Ask Clarifying Questions 2. Look at external factors 3. Look at Internal factors ( Slice the data aross different cuts and plan accordingly) Clarifying Questions: What's an outbound message? Is it something Linkedin users send among each other? Decline trends: Is the decline steep or gradual? From when, are we seeing this decline (Say since a week, fortnight, month, etc) External Factors: Have we seen any competition led changes/ new campaigns etc? Have we see"See full answer

Ying T. - "def encode(root): if not root: return [] def dfs(node): if not node: return res.append(node.val) res.append(len(node,children)) for child_node in node.children: dfs(child_node) res = [] dfs(root) return res def decode(arr): if not arr: return None n = len(arr) i = 0 def dfs(val, children_count): if children_count == 0: return Node(val) cur_node = Node(val) cur_node.children = [] for j in range(children_count): nonlocal i i += 2 cur_node.children.append(dfs(arr[i], arr[i"See full answer

Rahul J. - "Assumptions: User type: school children living in the USA. Form factor: mobile app on iOS and Android Problem statement School children all across the country visit museums 2-4 times in a year. The museums have info on the contents and layout but that is static. Key value proposition of product is to guide users through the museum Internal company assessment Let's assume the interview is at Google. Google's mission is to organise the world's information so this problem aligns with"See full answer

Abdurhman M. - "If you effectively listen and understand their point of view, then take action to address the issue quickly. Don't let too much time slip between the conflict and the resolution. If resolving the concern will take more time, communicate the current status and next steps with the stakeholder."See full answer

Prateek S. - "Clarifying questions: Why are we fixing the roads? Is it due to temporary damage or something structural has gone wrong? What is our purpose behind fixing the roads? Increase mobility in an area? Reduce inequality? reduce crime? Assumptions: Roads have had temporary damage due to rain / storm We know the specific roads which are bad and will need to be fixed Want to increase commercial traffic. Want people to visit a specific area which has bad roads and slow moving traffic. W"See full answer

Mahesh L. - "Preparing for a significant security compliance change can be overwhelming. The most efficient way to achieve GDPR compliance is through interdepartmental collaboration and the use of technology solutions that automate and validate business needs such as policy compliance, data security and required reporting. As the deadline looms, most organizations should already have started assessing the business impact, devising a company-wide implementation plan and addressing additional resource needs. E"See full answer

Vince T. - "I own a Google Home and use it everyday. To clarify the question, are we talking about a hardware feature or pure software feature? I assume it can be either. My approach: What is the vision or mission of Google Home? What does good look like? Which KPIs do we want to optimize? Who are the top target segments? What are their pain points or needs that are not met today by Google Home? Let's brainstorm potential game features that can address those needs. Evaluate if we ha"See full answer

Devendra B. - "As a direct competitor to my favorite product, our mission is to enhance productivity for creative professionals. Targeting small design agencies, our solution offers a streamlined project management platform tailored to their specific needs. Launch feasibility relies on user feedback, ensuring impact and monetization through subscription-based pricing. Success metrics include user engagement and retention rates."See full answer

Dan D. - "I love the answer and framework, my summary of the interview: it is a slightly modified version of Porter's 5 Forces: User benefit -> Bargaining Power of Buyers Apple benefit -> Talks about the company mission and culture (esp. on the relatively closed eco-system) It was expanded more in the latter half of the interview (SWOT + a bit of Value Chain) Competitive landscape -> Industry Rivalry + Threat of New Entrants + Threat of Substitutes Partnership Impact -> Bargaining Power of"See full answer

Shreejal L. - "Clarifying questions: Should I include the tail of the helicopter when computing the area for this question? Can I assume that the average ping pong ball has a radius of around 1 inch? Assumption: Assume that the helicopter is more circular than a rectangle. Hence use the formula of a circle in computing the area. Assume that the helicopter's radius is 5 feet a 6 feet person can't stand on the helicopter because they're tall for it hence rounding down. Assume that th"See full answer

Max V. - "What can be a camera ? point and shoot camera - to capture events Video camera - to record events Surveillance camera - cctv camera to monitor movements Elderly above 65 (male and female) with or without any medical condition Elderly can be tech-savvy but majority would be non-tech savvy. We can also further look to segment this customer base as elderly who are Living with their Children Living in foster care Living alone For the moment , i would restrict the geo"See full answer

Y C. - "One way to develop project metrics is around what problem the project is trying to solve within a particular timeframe, at a cost of x dollars and with y quality Scope: Did the project deliver as per the problem statement - over and beyond Resources metrics: Planned resources were utilized to contribute to the success Budget: Did the cost of the project implementation be under the budget or over? Schedule: In-flight milestones were completed on time or not as per the plan Was the proje"See full answer