Recent Google Interview Questions

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

P D. - "Clarifying questions Define relevant? Google should keep progressing in solving customer usecases / increasing revenue and profitability over next 10 yrs Since we are discussing about 10 yr period, can i assume that we need not have any constraints in mind? Yes, do not consider any constraints Just to be clear this is about Google in specific and not about Alphabet and various companies within the group. Yes, let's focus on google Last assumption, can we assume that the overall goal / vi"See full answer

Anonymous Panda - " Communication between Mars and Earth is facilitated through various methods and technologies. The primary means of communication is through the use of space probes, particularly those equipped with powerful transmitters and receivers. Here's a general overview of how communication between Mars and Earth works: Deep Space Network (DSN): NASA operates the Deep Space Network, a global system of radio antennas located in California, Spain, and Australia. These antennas are responsible for sending"See full answer

Ashish B. - "Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. The increasing ability of machines to learn and act intelligently will absolutely transform our world. It is also the driving force behind many of the other trends on this list. The Internet of Things (IoT). This refers to the ever-growing number of “smart” devices and objects that are connected to the internet. Such devices are constantly gathering and transmitting data, further fueling the growth in Big Data and AI. **Blockchains and"See full answer

Soniya S. - "Yes"See full answer

Sunny G. - "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operational_transformation"See full answer

P K. - "Clarifying/Assumptions: Assuming improvement refers to lift in engagement in this case. Youtube refers to the WWW and mobile platforms. Key User Segments: Creators Influencers/Celebrities Video bloggers Regular users Viewers Power watchers Casual watchers Churned watchers Selecting the Influencer segment from the above list since it is a smaller volume of users and will have a big impact on viewers. Also, it is easier to understand"See full answer

Sarabjeet S. - "Goal of YT search is to enable quick access to a video of interest to user. So success for YT search would mean access to videos that interest, and user actually clicks on one or more searched videos to watch them. It also means reduced time searching overall, with high relevance results shown for search string. Actions performed by users are: Goes to the YT site or Mobile app Clicks on the Search window to type Enters search string and presses enter Browses the list, scrolls"See full answer

Vijendar K. - "I'd like to clarify the question here for better understanding. Are we targeting any location? Assuming WW Do we have any demographics of the users? Assuming overall users Did we see any drop recently in TV watching users metrics for which we want to improve the watch time on TVs? No, in general we want to improve this area. Are we looking to improve the overall Netflix watch time on TV, not to acquire new users? Correct. As Netflix is offering content of so many genres of con"See full answer

Jeff H. - "Interesting question. I believe they now do this. Couple clarifying questions: Are we talking about the FSD feature specifically, or older legacy models as well? Is there any hardware needed in order to enable this feature, or is it purely a software update? Would people still be able to pay a set fee for FSD upfront, or is it up to me? Up to you. Goals: Let's think about Tesla's goals in this change. One could be adoption. The cost of 10k could be prohibitive for the feature up"See full answer

Sarabjeet S. - "Clarifications: Who are we? Google, US context, no constraints, no specific type of mw, at home or work? home Vision: Enable healthy and happy living through delicious, healthy and safe food quickly & easily Goal: Engagement (repeated use) User Segments (JTBD): Prepare food at home regularly Prepare food at home occasionally Make/eat food at home rarely/never Pain points: Don’t know how to cook Don’t have time to get ingredients **Don’t have time to"See full answer

K N. - "Assumptions Contact lens camera is launched only in the US Ages most likely to benefit 20-60 Doesn't work with prescription i.e. people who have prescription glasses/contact lens are not the target market Can't be worn all the time max of 10 hours. Capturing video via contact lens means people have to stare at things uninterrupted. Assuming, no that video stops the moment people close their eyelids video length will be limited to maximum staring"See full answer

David P. - "delete"See full answer

Vinit K. - "I have often experienced my manager believing in something while I don't. The situation largely arises when the manager is under pressure of taking decision and has not spent enough time on researching about the decision. While I on the other hand have always spent time learning about issues right since we feel this is going to be a challenge in the near future. In such scenarios, I would believe something else base on my research while the manager would have some other belief based on his exper"See full answer

Books' B. - "Before answering this question, I am considering some key assumptions and will include them in my answer. Assumptions: I am assuming that "bring Waymo to market" means the sales of Waymo autonomous cars in the market in the form of Fleet and retail to customers. I assume that the Federal Vehicle Safety Laws and Governance are already in place, and Waymo cars are aligned with the law requirements. I am assuming that the Autonomous Level-5 capability development and certification are"See full answer