Google Interview Questions

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

Y C. - "Clarifying questions Financial savviness is it related means Digital wallet Prudent Spending habits Intuitive savings Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful Geographical or any other constraint Product goal - This is in total alignment with Google's mission as it is trying to provide the consumers their financial information and making it useful. Engagement User personas Students Millennials Professionals -"See full answer

Hmm T. - "Below are few key things enterprises look for in a data center : Location Proximity to target user base Potential risk exposure due to natural calamities (hurricane, storms, tornedos etc) Real estate cost (Service cost will also be proportional to how expensive it is to acquire and run data center) Security Physical security Logical security (Segregation) Industry standard compliance PCI DSS ISO etc Ability to support HA and DR requir"See full answer

Tiago R. - "function permute(nums) { if (nums.length <= 1) { return [nums]; } const prevPermutations = permute(nums.slice(0, nums.length-1)); const currentNum = nums[nums.length-1]; const permutations = new Set(); for (let prev of prevPermutations) { for (let i=0; i < prev.length; i++) { permutations.add([...prev.slice(0, i), currentNum, ...prev.slice(i)]); } permutations.add([...prev, currentNum]); } return [...permutations]"See full answer

Rahul S. - "I have a 10 years experience"See full answer

Kavitha G. - "What does the google translator does is translate the text from one language to other takes voice command in a language and translate it into another language both in voice and text Below are some of the Areas in which it can be improved, The user experience of the translation - text to text The current translation can take input data of certain size only. If the data size is more, it clearly rejects and doesn't translate until we truncate the input message. Suggestion to improve:"See full answer

Lakshay T. - "I would first start by telling what Google maps do: Finding direction from A to B Few users also use it for safety purpose while in Cab Businesses use it for listing themselves and also consume APIs When we open Google Maps: We see the focus is primarily on maps, giving few suggestions on top if user wants to caetgorize thier search such as pretol pump etc User can add reviews in contribute section User can review at the feed/suggestions Since primary usage is navigation, I will"See full answer

Priya J. - "User groups - Elderly People People with physical disabilities Blind people Hikers The cane required for each group is different. Elderly and People with physical disabilities are using it for support, and hence their cane has to be more stable and static. The cane for blind people is very lightweight because they use it to find any hurdle on their way The cane for hikers is mostly for support but lightweight because they cannot carry heavyweights cane while hiking. Thinking about the blind"See full answer

Karthik M. - "Assumptions & Clarifications Users have access to all Google Workspace applications like Google Drive, Gmail and the same photo editing tool - let us call this tool - Google Photo Editor (GPhoto). Users can share the images like Google Docs - giving people read-only, read-write / edit access Goals Google's vision is to organize the world's information and make it accessible. GPhoto's mission / goal is to organize the world’s photo and make it accessible to others to view, edit or"See full answer

Sadhana U. - "Know your audience Understand who the end user is and their role within the organization. Adapt technical lingo to lingo that can be understood by the end user. Diagrams of functions with less dense text is helpful for non-technical users. If it presents like a Manual, that's a turnoff. If it presents like a Guide, non-technical people can follow it. Simplify the problem By simplifying the problem you can explain it to your client in her/his own words. Try to use examples from the client'"See full answer

Adib M. - "Manage Programs that are in flight Track the progress vs Plan and see if things are on track, falling behind Monitor Risks and update current and any new risks identified and mitigation approach Communicate updates to stakeholders (weekly/biweekly as agreed) Communicate status to peer TPM and partnering teams Daily sync with Engg (like a timeboxed daily Standup to understand Daily Plan and any impediments raised that need resolving) Facilitate Reviews with Product Manager as features"See full answer

Madhu K. - "Clarifications Just so I understand the question, are you asking me design a mobile app to check the menu of a particular restaurant ? Yes Where will this app be available ? Global or US Only ? US only Are there any constraints that I have to keep in mind. In terms of money, time , resources etc ? No constraints Can i assume that the goal of the application is to enhance the dining experience of the customer ? By enhance I mean customer delight ? Yes Lastly,"See full answer

Carlos S. - "Clarifications and GoalsTimeline: Three years. Geography: U.S. market. Scope: Google Photos integration with Drive, Gmail, and Pixel devices. Revenue Sources: Storage subscriptions, in-app purchases, and new streams. Google’s Mission & ObjectivesMission: Organize the world’s information and make it accessible and useful. Business Goals:Increase user engagement. Boost adoption of premium tiers. Explore new monetization streams. Landscape AnalysisCompetitors: A"See full answer

Danyal R. - "Estimate the number of Instagram posts per day Assumptions: calculating for the US only Assumption for grid photos and not stories Equation Number of Instagram posts / day = users * frequency / 365 Break down components Assumption: instagram has 1 billion active user's across the world, let's assume there's 100 million active users in US But in a day there's likely only 50% of the active users on the app [30%] Casual Users - open the app 3-4 times a week but post once ever"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

Cristina E. - "The main strength is the huge market size that it already has. Other strength is the way google works is really familiar to everyone who use android Challenge Increase the revenue if the volume keeps at the same level Keep being in the top of mind on the users with the high competence"See full answer

Anonymous Koala - "Goal: Google goal is to organize world information and make is it universally accessible Most of google business are focused on building platforms that facilitate one or more of the three below Provide data/information Search, Youtube, Generates user data⇒ Maps, Photos, Earn from advertising==> Adsense, Google Shopping, Search GOAL of Alarm clock is to show time and set/play Alarm If google wants to get into the alarm clock business the goal should be if it can facilitate one of"See full answer