Recent Google Interview Questions

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  • Google logoAsked at Google 

    "I can use personalised announcement, something like speaking out loud the time in a more sublte way, instead of blaring sound of an alarm. We can put dynamic alarm tune, meaning one type of tune repeats itself only after a certain period of days. That should help the tune in not becoming the noise to the user, and so he doesn't get indifferent to same tune over time. Can add a voice assistant to set the alarm, pre-recorded with a fixed set of voice commands - to avoid reliance on internet. Can"

    Ankit C. - "I can use personalised announcement, something like speaking out loud the time in a more sublte way, instead of blaring sound of an alarm. We can put dynamic alarm tune, meaning one type of tune repeats itself only after a certain period of days. That should help the tune in not becoming the noise to the user, and so he doesn't get indifferent to same tune over time. Can add a voice assistant to set the alarm, pre-recorded with a fixed set of voice commands - to avoid reliance on internet. Can"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Product Design
  • "Google Glass, first released in 2014, failed spectacularly due to its well-publicized issues around privacy concerns. Few will forget the term 'glassholes' for those who use Google Glass ability to record everyday life, potentially without any permission from those being recorded. However, Augmented Reality is now much closer to the public imagination. Augmented reality will go through many iterations. Important for user acceptance is that the glasses look and feel just like normal glasses. Th"

    Peter H. - "Google Glass, first released in 2014, failed spectacularly due to its well-publicized issues around privacy concerns. Few will forget the term 'glassholes' for those who use Google Glass ability to record everyday life, potentially without any permission from those being recorded. However, Augmented Reality is now much closer to the public imagination. Augmented reality will go through many iterations. Important for user acceptance is that the glasses look and feel just like normal glasses. Th"See full answer

    Program Sense
    Product Strategy
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    Video answer for 'Design a key-value store.'

    "Is this in-memory key value store or Disk based as store they are trying to make? Can someone help me with this"

    Chetan R. - "Is this in-memory key value store or Disk based as store they are trying to make? Can someone help me with this"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    System Design
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  • "assuming food delivery is about convinience not transport ex: household with working members who own a car might still order in instead of driving. to a restaurant for convenience excludes tips and taxes HH = 100M 90% internet penetration low : mid : high income : 20:50:30 preference for the service 30% (bike service would be slower, one needs to keep that in mind +NY has so many food options , people could cook, meal delivery service, uber eats door dash ) HH with internet penetration that can"

    Ananya M. - "assuming food delivery is about convinience not transport ex: household with working members who own a car might still order in instead of driving. to a restaurant for convenience excludes tips and taxes HH = 100M 90% internet penetration low : mid : high income : 20:50:30 preference for the service 30% (bike service would be slower, one needs to keep that in mind +NY has so many food options , people could cook, meal delivery service, uber eats door dash ) HH with internet penetration that can"See full answer

    Estimation
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  • "Clarifying questions Why do we want to improve? Do we have anything specific in mind? Any constraints? Professional networking only or do we want to expand our horizons? Linkedin mission - To help users form networks professionally and know about the world and opportunites out there. LinkedIn has become a social media platform to showcase your professional skills. Focus on acquiring and keep this audience engaged on the platform How does it fit with GenZ and GenY - This is the generation"

    Namrata L. - "Clarifying questions Why do we want to improve? Do we have anything specific in mind? Any constraints? Professional networking only or do we want to expand our horizons? Linkedin mission - To help users form networks professionally and know about the world and opportunites out there. LinkedIn has become a social media platform to showcase your professional skills. Focus on acquiring and keep this audience engaged on the platform How does it fit with GenZ and GenY - This is the generation"See full answer

    Product Design
  • "Clarifying Questions: US or globally? globally Consumer or business use? consumer Assumptions: Assuming we are interested in frequent users, let's say someone who uses Google Drive at least 5 times a year. Discluding anyone who has used Google Drive less than 4 times per year. Assuming Google Drive is a place to store, share, and collaborate on files and folders from your mobile device, tablet, or computer. Recap: We would like to estimate the number of users of Google Drive"

    Cameron P. - "Clarifying Questions: US or globally? globally Consumer or business use? consumer Assumptions: Assuming we are interested in frequent users, let's say someone who uses Google Drive at least 5 times a year. Discluding anyone who has used Google Drive less than 4 times per year. Assuming Google Drive is a place to store, share, and collaborate on files and folders from your mobile device, tablet, or computer. Recap: We would like to estimate the number of users of Google Drive"See full answer

    Estimation
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    Product Design
  • Product Design
    Behavioral
    +1 more
  • Google logoAsked at Google 

    "Getting things done : I am extremely proud of walking the extra mile to get things done which I am extremely proud of in my career Ladder transfer : Being on the tactical front, to dream about creating a product from its inception to the delivery and being able to achieve it Gaining trust : Leading without authority is critical and gaining trust in the process of the peers and stakeholders is one thing I am extremely proud of."

    Googlepm 1. - "Getting things done : I am extremely proud of walking the extra mile to get things done which I am extremely proud of in my career Ladder transfer : Being on the tactical front, to dream about creating a product from its inception to the delivery and being able to achieve it Gaining trust : Leading without authority is critical and gaining trust in the process of the peers and stakeholders is one thing I am extremely proud of."See full answer

    Product Marketing Manager
    Behavioral
  • Google logoAsked at Google 

    "THIS QUESTION IS FROM AMAZON STRUCTURE OF THE ANSWER ARTICULATE YOUR IDEA WHY IS IT WORTH ADVOCATING ACHIEVING THE IDEA THE RESULTS AND IMPACT FOR THE COMPANY FROM THIS IDEA. AND ADD THE CHERRY ON THE TOP I HAVE A PRESENTATION MADE TO PRESENT YOUR IDEAS INTO A COMPELLING WAY"

    Lea M. - "THIS QUESTION IS FROM AMAZON STRUCTURE OF THE ANSWER ARTICULATE YOUR IDEA WHY IS IT WORTH ADVOCATING ACHIEVING THE IDEA THE RESULTS AND IMPACT FOR THE COMPANY FROM THIS IDEA. AND ADD THE CHERRY ON THE TOP I HAVE A PRESENTATION MADE TO PRESENT YOUR IDEAS INTO A COMPELLING WAY"See full answer

    Product Designer
    Behavioral
    +1 more
  • "Clarification questions: Is it correct to assume that I am an insurance company provide insurance coverage for Waymo? yes Is it safe to assume that we are talking about self-driving cars (no drivers)? yes Several factors are taken into consideration when insurance companies provide insurance quotes (please not that all of these will apply to self-driving cars): M/F Age Years of driving experience Driving record Expected miles driven / year Cost of vehicle If car will be used for c"

    GSWarriors - "Clarification questions: Is it correct to assume that I am an insurance company provide insurance coverage for Waymo? yes Is it safe to assume that we are talking about self-driving cars (no drivers)? yes Several factors are taken into consideration when insurance companies provide insurance quotes (please not that all of these will apply to self-driving cars): M/F Age Years of driving experience Driving record Expected miles driven / year Cost of vehicle If car will be used for c"See full answer

    Analytical
  • "Situation - A time where I encouraged my work team to be more creative and innovative was while I was directing design at Blade Urban Air Mobility. Long story short, they had no creative programs in place for cross collaboration and innovation. Action - I introduced Figma into the product workflow, and set up time with the technical team to demo and go over the basics of the program. This allowed everyone to collaborate on the designs, leave comments and streamline the process of creative dev"

    Ben G. - "Situation - A time where I encouraged my work team to be more creative and innovative was while I was directing design at Blade Urban Air Mobility. Long story short, they had no creative programs in place for cross collaboration and innovation. Action - I introduced Figma into the product workflow, and set up time with the technical team to demo and go over the basics of the program. This allowed everyone to collaborate on the designs, leave comments and streamline the process of creative dev"See full answer

    Product Designer
    Behavioral
  • "How many people are using the shuttle service? what are the stops for the service? What time does the shuttle service run? How many people are driving versus the shuttle service? "

    Tanshi T. - "How many people are using the shuttle service? what are the stops for the service? What time does the shuttle service run? How many people are driving versus the shuttle service? "See full answer

    Analytical
  • "Steps in booking (eg. movie ticket booking) User logs in User enters details User selects seats User adds meal options User enters payment method User completes payment Scenarios Which can happen agents corner the tickets and then sell them at premium Multiple users booking at the same time and get an error message at the end Money gets stuck and will be refunded later Load at the server and server crashes Multiple users get t"

    P D. - "Steps in booking (eg. movie ticket booking) User logs in User enters details User selects seats User adds meal options User enters payment method User completes payment Scenarios Which can happen agents corner the tickets and then sell them at premium Multiple users booking at the same time and get an error message at the end Money gets stuck and will be refunded later Load at the server and server crashes Multiple users get t"See full answer

    Product Design
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    Product Design
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
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    Sean S. - "test"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
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