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  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    4 answers
    +1

    "After more than five years at my previous company, I had contributed significantly to many important projects and helped the team navigate critical transitions, such as our shift from a monolithic to a microservices architecture. However, over time, I realized that my goals and the direction of the company were no longer fully aligned. I felt I had outgrown the position and was ready for new challenges, where I could continue to grow both technically and professionally. Ultimately, I’m excited a"

    Chinedu ekene O. - "After more than five years at my previous company, I had contributed significantly to many important projects and helped the team navigate critical transitions, such as our shift from a monolithic to a microservices architecture. However, over time, I realized that my goals and the direction of the company were no longer fully aligned. I felt I had outgrown the position and was ready for new challenges, where I could continue to grow both technically and professionally. Ultimately, I’m excited a"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Behavioral
    +2 more
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    1 answer

    "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"

    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

    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    5 answers
    +2

    "I would try to understand their perspective, focus on the issue, find common ground, brainstorm solutions, and agree on a course of action."

    Alemayehu m G. - "I would try to understand their perspective, focus on the issue, find common ground, brainstorm solutions, and agree on a course of action."See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
    +2 more
  • "I would start with few clarifying questions for the investigation and diagnosis of the problem. Timing and volume: For how long is the peak surge being noticed? Past few days / weeks / months? Clarify about 'certain times'. Is it weekday Morning (Peak), Morning (off peak), Afternoon, Afternoon (peak), Evening (peak), Evening (off peak) or weekend? Do we info on vehicle type that have the most volume? Cars, trucks, commercial vehicles, etc., Location and convenience of the gas st"

    Krishnan S. - "I would start with few clarifying questions for the investigation and diagnosis of the problem. Timing and volume: For how long is the peak surge being noticed? Past few days / weeks / months? Clarify about 'certain times'. Is it weekday Morning (Peak), Morning (off peak), Afternoon, Afternoon (peak), Evening (peak), Evening (off peak) or weekend? Do we info on vehicle type that have the most volume? Cars, trucks, commercial vehicles, etc., Location and convenience of the gas st"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Analytical
    +1 more
  • " Questions: Deadly diseases: new and current CEO of healthtech startup: adoption phase Mission: to improve and extend lives What we do: Research new diseases and connects people to doctors Structure: Objective -> Macro-Factors -> Company -> Users -> Suggestions Objective: Why? Mission to improve and extend lives How do we inform the world about these 20 deadly diseases we detected? Macro-Factors(climate/competition) World events like pandemics - this is a good investment* "

    Cameron P. - " Questions: Deadly diseases: new and current CEO of healthtech startup: adoption phase Mission: to improve and extend lives What we do: Research new diseases and connects people to doctors Structure: Objective -> Macro-Factors -> Company -> Users -> Suggestions Objective: Why? Mission to improve and extend lives How do we inform the world about these 20 deadly diseases we detected? Macro-Factors(climate/competition) World events like pandemics - this is a good investment* "See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
    +1 more
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  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    1 answer

    "Explained in STAR format one of the project situation where I had to collect data points by deploying a minimum viable product due to unclear business requirements/dynamic nature of business. Emphasized on exact data points and how they strategically used to iteratively deploy improved version of product."

    Vijay P. - "Explained in STAR format one of the project situation where I had to collect data points by deploying a minimum viable product due to unclear business requirements/dynamic nature of business. Emphasized on exact data points and how they strategically used to iteratively deploy improved version of product."See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
    +3 more
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
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    Product Manager
    Analytical
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    10 answers
    +7

    "Should this question be BST, not just BT? Otherwise it would not be possible to reconstruct the tree solely based on the array regardless of its order"

    TreeOfWisdom - "Should this question be BST, not just BT? Otherwise it would not be possible to reconstruct the tree solely based on the array regardless of its order"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Data Structures & Algorithms
    +2 more
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    3 answers

    "I would like to ask questions to the interviewer as to if the company or I as TPM have any success history handling this magnitude. Also, I will talk on my behalf to justify my experience and caliber to drive this magnitude of project to success. But, I always follow a flow-chart approach when meeting exec management where I do my home work studying the current state of the project/ pain points/ issues/ blockers and steps we have taken or planning to take next to mitigate it. Now w.r.t the flow"

    Pramod V. - "I would like to ask questions to the interviewer as to if the company or I as TPM have any success history handling this magnitude. Also, I will talk on my behalf to justify my experience and caliber to drive this magnitude of project to success. But, I always follow a flow-chart approach when meeting exec management where I do my home work studying the current state of the project/ pain points/ issues/ blockers and steps we have taken or planning to take next to mitigate it. Now w.r.t the flow"See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
    +2 more
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    7 answers
    +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 
    3 answers

    "Clarifying Questions What is definition of blind - people who cannot see Is this also inclusive of partially blind - No Does this cater people who are blind naturally or got blind due to some illness or accident - Only natural Why do you want to build it - what is the intended goal Improve the smartphone experience Do we expect the users any kind of phone experience when we talk about this device - Yes, basic phone experience with accessibility features "

    Product V. - "Clarifying Questions What is definition of blind - people who cannot see Is this also inclusive of partially blind - No Does this cater people who are blind naturally or got blind due to some illness or accident - Only natural Why do you want to build it - what is the intended goal Improve the smartphone experience Do we expect the users any kind of phone experience when we talk about this device - Yes, basic phone experience with accessibility features "See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    3 answers
    Video answer for 'How would you debug a failing NUC in a data center?'

    "what is NUC? "

    Astro S. - "what is NUC? "See full answer

    Technical
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    4 answers

    "I was a student worker at Gordon's Food Service, Schaumburg, My tasks were vacuuming onion peels, checking expiration dates, cleaning the break room, cleaning the shelves from the Ailes, Stocking stuff on shelves, sweeping the backroom, mopping, Refilling bottles with cleaning supplies and cleaning the fridge glass."

    Amparo L. - "I was a student worker at Gordon's Food Service, Schaumburg, My tasks were vacuuming onion peels, checking expiration dates, cleaning the break room, cleaning the shelves from the Ailes, Stocking stuff on shelves, sweeping the backroom, mopping, Refilling bottles with cleaning supplies and cleaning the fridge glass."See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Behavioral
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    30 answers
    +22

    " O(n) time, O(1) space from typing import List def maxsubarraysum(nums: List[int]) -> int: if len(nums) == 0: return 0 maxsum = currsum = nums[0] for i in range(1, len(nums)): currsum = max(currsum + nums[i], nums[i]) maxsum = max(currsum, max_sum) return max_sum debug your code below print(maxsubarraysum([-1, 2, -3, 4])) `"

    Rick E. - " O(n) time, O(1) space from typing import List def maxsubarraysum(nums: List[int]) -> int: if len(nums) == 0: return 0 maxsum = currsum = nums[0] for i in range(1, len(nums)): currsum = max(currsum + nums[i], nums[i]) maxsum = max(currsum, max_sum) return max_sum debug your code below print(maxsubarraysum([-1, 2, -3, 4])) `"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Data Structures & Algorithms
    +4 more
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    3 answers

    "SQL databases are relational, NoSQL databases are non-relational. SQL databases use structured query language and have a predefined schema. NoSQL databases have dynamic schemas for unstructured data. SQL databases are vertically scalable, while NoSQL databases are horizontally scalable."

    Ali H. - "SQL databases are relational, NoSQL databases are non-relational. SQL databases use structured query language and have a predefined schema. NoSQL databases have dynamic schemas for unstructured data. SQL databases are vertically scalable, while NoSQL databases are horizontally scalable."See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Concept
    +7 more
  • +1

    "Clarification: What does "share" imply? is it the action of sharing the app or website ? My assumption here we are not talking about stock market share :P, other factors come into play there. Diving-in: I would like to classify the questions into 2 buckets Internal Do we have data on which platform the shares increases and split up by Mobile and if mobile via app or via browser, split by apple/android, split via desktop, tablet . Essentially source of the shares. What this will t"

    Pm P. - "Clarification: What does "share" imply? is it the action of sharing the app or website ? My assumption here we are not talking about stock market share :P, other factors come into play there. Diving-in: I would like to classify the questions into 2 buckets Internal Do we have data on which platform the shares increases and split up by Mobile and if mobile via app or via browser, split by apple/android, split via desktop, tablet . Essentially source of the shares. What this will t"See full answer

    Analytical
    Product Strategy
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    2 answers

    "Assumptions / Questions: tech inclinations: AI induced Painpoints: helps me get up early, but no cues for my morning rituals. Goal: Comprehensive morning exp and not limited to just getting up but also aiding in the morining rituals. Get up early and fresh, set the tone for the day. User Segment/cat: Biz: parents Schools. Geo: India? Prod: students: >= 12, 13-18. School, Boarding school kids. Solution: Workflows like clock: Aesthically apealling and more engag"

    Atharv S. - "Assumptions / Questions: tech inclinations: AI induced Painpoints: helps me get up early, but no cues for my morning rituals. Goal: Comprehensive morning exp and not limited to just getting up but also aiding in the morining rituals. Get up early and fresh, set the tone for the day. User Segment/cat: Biz: parents Schools. Geo: India? Prod: students: >= 12, 13-18. School, Boarding school kids. Solution: Workflows like clock: Aesthically apealling and more engag"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    3 answers

    "As a YouTube PM, there are several factors that I would consider when evaluating the idea of developing a tool for content creators to generate ideas with scripts automatically added. First, I would assess the potential demand for such a tool among YouTube content creators. This would involve researching the needs and challenges of content creators, as well as gathering feedback from content creators on the value and usefulness of the tool. This would help me understand whether there is a strong"

    Anonymous Flamingo - "As a YouTube PM, there are several factors that I would consider when evaluating the idea of developing a tool for content creators to generate ideas with scripts automatically added. First, I would assess the potential demand for such a tool among YouTube content creators. This would involve researching the needs and challenges of content creators, as well as gathering feedback from content creators on the value and usefulness of the tool. This would help me understand whether there is a strong"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
    +1 more
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    2 answers

    "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
  • "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 Design
    +1 more
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