Recent Google Interview Questions

Joohi M. - "Think about 3 types of users - 1) User who only uses Google photos and no other Google product. What is the value that Google gets out of such user? 2) User who uses all the google products including photos but does not spend a penny on google photos (think of storage fee, buying photo albums etc.). How do photos increase the value provided by that user in conjunction with other Google products? 3) Use who spends money on Google photos. The value provided by the first user is through their pho"See full answer

Anna H. - "Great. I’d like to break down this by discussing impacts of post investment decisions for the Pixel handset lines at two levels of micro and macro evaluation, which will be able to lead us to an evidence-based answer of what I think Google should continue to invest and ramp up their investment to hit their target ROI. First, closely looking at micro aspects, Google’s business model is a so-called multisided platform, generating either free search engines and monetizing contents for Internet use"See full answer

Joohi M. - "Assume that US and Japan are exactly opposite to each other. If a flight takes 18 hrs to travel between US and Japan and it moves at approx 600km/hr, then the distance covered is 10,800 Km. This constitutes the semi arc of the circle, so we will double is to calculate full circumference which will be 21,600 km."See full answer

Vincent T. - "Google Maps has achieved remarkable success due to several key factors that have set it apart in the realm of digital mapping and navigation services. There are a few crucial reasons behind its success: Comprehensive and Accurate Data: Google Maps has a vast database of geographic information, including detailed maps, street views, and satellite imagery from all around the world. It provides accurate and up-to-date data on roads, landmarks, businesses, and other points of interest, allowing u"See full answer

Jaim - "Clarifying questions : What do you mean by many stakeholders, can you share more details on it. Who all are involved in opinions. General Approach will be : In order to reach somewhere, we need to HAVE one OKR and drive a hypothesis to validate if we are doing reach OKR. Since there are multiple stakeholders: I would create a PRD and conduct discovery sessions to understand their pain points + priorities. We can then use Ansoff Metrix to identify where we want to invest ? "See full answer

Jaim - "Whenever I find resistance to my idea, my general approach is to : Validate my idea Identify if it is a political reason or is it a valid engineering tech reason Assuming it is not political but it is resource/difference of opinions that are causing resistance. Then I would try to do a quick POC and show a value proposition for the idea to get the buy-in. One similar situation happened The situation was that stakeholders were promised a feature that would decrease their number of ticket"See full answer

Joohi M. - "Get an audience with the big player - 1) Talk about the camera tech KPI that your company has improved/ 2) Talk about the technology itself 3) Talk about how it's better than the big player's competitors 4) Show a demo through a few benchmarks 5) Promise the big company that your company will support their product end to end if integrated into their product 6) Try to differentiate on pricing 7) Also show how the big player can win more in the market - maybe more user acquisition, or more engage"See full answer

Joohi M. - "Drew the following framework - Maturity of the tech (if it is too mature then consider buying), Competitors (how many, when are they launching this new tech etc.), Market Share of competitors, Financial considerations (build vs buy NVP), Collaborators for this tech, Economic Climate (Anti-trust, crisis etc.)"See full answer

Product V. - "Clarifying QQ What do you mean by Smart - Lets say it means its connected Am I the google PM - yes Will we own the hardware part or this will be developed by any vendor/partner - Say vendor on requirements from google Any specific market - USA What is the overall goal - Enter the new market with driving better adoption and enhanced experience through the users Any specific piece of furniture - No you are free to assume Thanks for all the clarifying QQ Lets say for this exa"See full answer

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

Akshay R. - "Let's start by describing a time machine, which is a device that allows somebody to move backwards or forwards in time. The movement could be physical movement, wherein the user gets physically transported to a different timeline, or it could be getting a glimpse into a different timeline, like wearing a VR headset and getting to experience a different timeline without physically being there. For the purpose of this exercise, I will assume, this time machine allows a person to physically trans"See full answer

AnonymousAxolotl - "Depends on what the ML model. If it's computationally heavy server side is best. If it's not, client side could be feasible, think of Apple Photos doing object recognition of photos on device, in this instance, the photos are on the device a long time and users are fine with waiting. So the use case important to consider. However broadly speaking, server side is most likely the best solution especially for this many users. Easier architecture to implement Example - client side you take"See full answer

Andrea M. - "Asked clarifying questions to understand why we want to do this. Said building is too labor intensive and AirBnB has years of experience in this. Said buying a company is probably too expensive and doesn't address why we're doing this to begin with. I said partnering with a travel company might be the best move."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

AspiringNoogler - "Clarifications Shared laundry means there are a number of washers and dryers in a room, and anyone can pay to use those for one cycle Assuming minimal hardware changes to washers and dryers Goal: Improve customer satisfaction with the shared laundry experience Metric: Customer satisfaction score (TBD) Users: Customers Low volume (e.g. singles, young professionals etc.) (L, XL) Medium volume (e.g. families with children or elderly etc.) (XL, S) Large volume (e.g. re"See full answer