Google Interview Questions

Dhruv M. - "While interning at Numerix Analytics, I was working on a campaign analysis project where I used customer engagement data to recommend which email subject lines performed best. Based on open rate data from the past two campaigns, I concluded that short, curiosity-based subject lines were outperforming more direct ones. I recommended using that style for the next major campaign. The marketing team followed my recommendation. However, the open and click-through rates for the next campaign dropped s"See full answer

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Louie Z. - "DNNs can learn hierarchical features, with each layer learning progressively more abstract features, and generalizes better. SNNs are better for simplier problems involving smaller datasets and if low latency is required."See full answer

Nikita C. - "Smart shoe: Q1) Is there any definition in mind/ thought process in terms of what this smart shoe will do? Interviewer: Its open to assumption Q2) Any specific user segments? Interviewer: Its open to assumption Q3) Any specific geographies? Interviewer: Its open to assumption Any specific user pain points? Interviewer: Its open to assumption I will structure the answer in following manner - 1) Clearly stating the assumptions 2) User segments 3) Pain points 4) Solutions 5) Key concerns 6) Metr"See full answer

Praful B. - "The company culture is very supportive and collaborative. Googlers are encouraged to be creative and innovative, and there is a lot of freedom to explore new ideas. The work is challenging and rewarding. Googlers have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects that have a real impact on the world. The company is committed to diversity and inclusion. Google is a great place to work for people from all backgrounds and with all different perspectives. I am confident that I would b"See full answer

Shen W. - "For self achievement, The product manager builds useful products for users and makes the world better. For the team, The product manager can work with the team, and leverage the team resources to make things happen, which is more impactful. For the company, Pm are usually problem solvers, help companies to solve problems and grow better "See full answer

Talles S. - "Me: thanks for the question, let me ask a few clarification questions if that's ok. Are those both personal and business users of Gmail? Interviewer: you can consider only the personal ones. Me: perfect, by personal ones, you mean the ones with [email protected], right? Interviewer: yes. Me: right, thank you. Also, are we considering e-mail users that use the Gmail platform or anyone who has a @gmail.com type of e-mail? Interviewer: anyone that has a @gmail.com e-mail. Me: Ok, finally, last"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

Kwabena B. - "Assumptions This estimation will not take into consideration service fees, delivery fees, or tips we are specifically interested in consumer purchases of fruits and vegetables from local grocers (i.e. instacart, peapod, wholefoods/primenow, etc.) Fresh and frozen produce are in scope Equation NYC annual online produce purchases = (Num NYC households) x (% pop. that purchase produce online) x ($ spent on online produce purchases) (NYC HH) = 300M Americans --> 100M HH"See full answer

Tian H. - "google photos: edit, organize, search, and backup your photos. both android and iOS users can use google photos. together with the google drive, users can have 15 gigabytes free storage. photos market: main competitor, apple photos. this is a relatively mature market with two biggest players. when evaluating the acquisition, retention/engagement, rev, we would focus more on the retention. Higher retention and more usage are also strong signals of upgrading to larger storage and rev growth. "See full answer

Viet H. - "Estimate how much it costs Google to store a year free of storage of photos for new Pixel Phones Clarify with Questions Know the Basic Numbers Decide on and Lay Down Your Structure Write Down the Equations Crunch Numbers Sanity Check Clarify with Questions Are we talking about cost per person? Whole user base? What do you mean when you are talking costs? Cost to build the facility? Cost to just store the data as a result o"See full answer

Kirubel D. - "Clarifying Questions (Noun, verb, and adjective) Pixel The Pixel Phone or are we talking about ore on the software? Hardware or SoftwareINT: This can be applied to both areas Best Compared to other related phones on the market? And do we have a specific time frame in mind?INT: we don’t really have a specific time frame maybe within the next couple of years. Best means comparing to other phones out there. Market Best when it comes to a particular feature or overall the user experience within"See full answer

Takashi M. - "First of all, I’d like to identify what is Google’s business model and Google’s presence in the emerging market. I can categorize 3 main buckets. Consumer, developer, enterprise business. Google mainly offers a free Android OS platform and several services; such as Gmail, Google Map, Youtube, and Search engine for consumers business. The consumer can use those free services in exchange for providing data. That is the main hook for the ads revenues. For the developer’s segment, Google provides"See full answer