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Google Data Analyst Interview Questions

Review this list of 11 Google Data Analyst interview questions and answers verified by hiring managers and candidates.
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    Video answer for 'Tell me about a time you made a mistake.'
    +94

    "Let me tell you about a time where a website I managed suddenly showed slow performance and the mistake on our side was it was unnoticed until a user reported the issue to management. As a PM for that project, I took full responsibility of the situation and worked with the engineering team to quickly resolve it. This mistake taught me the importance of focusing and monitoring non functional requirements as well in addition to new feature development /adoption where I was mostly spending my time"

    Sreenisha S. - "Let me tell you about a time where a website I managed suddenly showed slow performance and the mistake on our side was it was unnoticed until a user reported the issue to management. As a PM for that project, I took full responsibility of the situation and worked with the engineering team to quickly resolve it. This mistake taught me the importance of focusing and monitoring non functional requirements as well in addition to new feature development /adoption where I was mostly spending my time"See full answer

    Data Analyst
    Behavioral
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  • +12

    "I work at a startup that makes software for Law Enforcement and the FBI. Our product analyzes calls being made by prison inmates and "listens" for predictors of violence and criminal behavior. Our clients are some of the top state prisons in the country. Recently one of the largest states in the country decided to evaluate our product for their prison system. I demo'd the product to the officers and they seemed to like everything. During the presentation they asked us if the product was ADA com"

    Aabid S. - "I work at a startup that makes software for Law Enforcement and the FBI. Our product analyzes calls being made by prison inmates and "listens" for predictors of violence and criminal behavior. Our clients are some of the top state prisons in the country. Recently one of the largest states in the country decided to evaluate our product for their prison system. I demo'd the product to the officers and they seemed to like everything. During the presentation they asked us if the product was ADA com"See full answer

    Data Analyst
    Behavioral
    +6 more
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    Video answer for 'Tell me about yourself.'
    +117

    "As you know, this is the most important question for any interview. Here is a structure I like to follow, Start with 'I'm currently a SDE/PM/TPM etc with XYZ company.... ' Mention how you got into PM/TPM/SDE field (explaining your journey) Mention 1 or 2 accomplishments Mention what you do outside work (blogging, volunteer etc) Share why are you looking for a new role Ask the interviewer if they have any questions or will like to dive deep into any of your experience"

    Bipin R. - "As you know, this is the most important question for any interview. Here is a structure I like to follow, Start with 'I'm currently a SDE/PM/TPM etc with XYZ company.... ' Mention how you got into PM/TPM/SDE field (explaining your journey) Mention 1 or 2 accomplishments Mention what you do outside work (blogging, volunteer etc) Share why are you looking for a new role Ask the interviewer if they have any questions or will like to dive deep into any of your experience"See full answer

    Data Analyst
    Behavioral
    +14 more
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    +59

    "I follow a variation of the RICE framework when prioritizing how I ship product features. I start by looking at: Reach: Because the customer segmentation across our product portfolio is so similar, I tend to hold a lot of weight on product features that will maximize our customer reach with a minimal LOE. Impact: After establishing which customer segments will benefit from the product feature, I determine the urgency and estimated impact on each customer segment based on customer i"

    Ashley C. - "I follow a variation of the RICE framework when prioritizing how I ship product features. I start by looking at: Reach: Because the customer segmentation across our product portfolio is so similar, I tend to hold a lot of weight on product features that will maximize our customer reach with a minimal LOE. Impact: After establishing which customer segments will benefit from the product feature, I determine the urgency and estimated impact on each customer segment based on customer i"See full answer

    Data Analyst
    Behavioral
    +9 more
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    +14

    "Questions: Should we consider US or Global? Is there any existing market insights/research around driverless cars adoption? Can we assume that driverless car technology is production / public ready by 2025? Is this focus on commercial or consumer use? Assumption: Let's look at US to start for our estimation since Driverless car regulation and adoption trend will probably differ per country Let's also assume we want to estimate market size for driverless cars in 2025 for consume"

    Mark - "Questions: Should we consider US or Global? Is there any existing market insights/research around driverless cars adoption? Can we assume that driverless car technology is production / public ready by 2025? Is this focus on commercial or consumer use? Assumption: Let's look at US to start for our estimation since Driverless car regulation and adoption trend will probably differ per country Let's also assume we want to estimate market size for driverless cars in 2025 for consume"See full answer

    Data Analyst
    Data Analysis
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    "Interesting question. Let's take a step back and focus on the WHAT and WHY of Google Flights. The narrative for Google Flights as a product or platform imo is: As a platform, I wish to make flight information available, so that users can make knowledgable decisions based on their travel needs. So essentially, it helps users by providing information, so that they can make optimized decisions. In order to determine if Google should introduce ads, we should consider the impact on both val"

    Niranjan M. - "Interesting question. Let's take a step back and focus on the WHAT and WHY of Google Flights. The narrative for Google Flights as a product or platform imo is: As a platform, I wish to make flight information available, so that users can make knowledgable decisions based on their travel needs. So essentially, it helps users by providing information, so that they can make optimized decisions. In order to determine if Google should introduce ads, we should consider the impact on both val"See full answer

    Data Analyst
    Analytical
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    Video answer for 'Merge Intervals'
    +45

    "const mergeIntervals = (intervals) => { const compare = (a, b) => { if(a[0] b[0]) return 1 else if(a[0] === b[0]) { return a[1] - b[1] } } let current = [] const result = [] const sorted = intervals.sort(compare) for(let i = 0; i = b[0]) current[1] = b[1] els"

    Kofi N. - "const mergeIntervals = (intervals) => { const compare = (a, b) => { if(a[0] b[0]) return 1 else if(a[0] === b[0]) { return a[1] - b[1] } } let current = [] const result = [] const sorted = intervals.sort(compare) for(let i = 0; i = b[0]) current[1] = b[1] els"See full answer

    Data Analyst
    Data Structures & Algorithms
    +6 more
  • "Let's take Google Fitbit as the product and analyze how to identify its competitors. 1. Identify Direct Competitors (Similar Wearables & Smartwatches) Fitbit is a fitness tracker and smartwatch brand, so direct competitors include: Apple Watch Series (Apple) Samsung Galaxy Watch (Samsung) Garmin Wearables (Garmin) Amazfit & Zepp (Huami) Xiaomi Mi Band (Xiaomi) These brands offer smartwatches or fitness bands with similar health-tracking features. 2. Use Launch Events for Insi"

    Rajdeep J. - "Let's take Google Fitbit as the product and analyze how to identify its competitors. 1. Identify Direct Competitors (Similar Wearables & Smartwatches) Fitbit is a fitness tracker and smartwatch brand, so direct competitors include: Apple Watch Series (Apple) Samsung Galaxy Watch (Samsung) Garmin Wearables (Garmin) Amazfit & Zepp (Huami) Xiaomi Mi Band (Xiaomi) These brands offer smartwatches or fitness bands with similar health-tracking features. 2. Use Launch Events for Insi"See full answer

    Data Analyst
    Data Analysis
    +2 more
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    +2

    "WITH RECURSIVE fibonacci_series AS ( SELECT 1 AS n, 0 AS fib1, 1 AS fib2 UNION ALL SELECT n + 1 AS n, fib2 AS fib1, fib1 + fib2 AS fib2 FROM fibonacci_series WHERE n < 20 -- Limit the series to 20 numbers ) SELECT n, fib1 AS fib FROM fibonacci_series ORDER BY n; `"

    Yashasvi V. - "WITH RECURSIVE fibonacci_series AS ( SELECT 1 AS n, 0 AS fib1, 1 AS fib2 UNION ALL SELECT n + 1 AS n, fib2 AS fib1, fib1 + fib2 AS fib2 FROM fibonacci_series WHERE n < 20 -- Limit the series to 20 numbers ) SELECT n, fib1 AS fib FROM fibonacci_series ORDER BY n; `"See full answer

    Data Analyst
    Coding
    +4 more
  • +1

    "Firstly, I would like to be in a room with all the stakeholders (tech/business) and the decision makers. Now starts the analysis of the situation. Certain questions that I will be looking for an answer are- Is this a new issue? or an old one? What is the severity and priority of the feature in the release? In terms of business values. How long would it take the engineering team to fix the issue? Can we manage for a workaround meanwhile the issue gets fixed? What are the risks inv"

    Shreya S. - "Firstly, I would like to be in a room with all the stakeholders (tech/business) and the decision makers. Now starts the analysis of the situation. Certain questions that I will be looking for an answer are- Is this a new issue? or an old one? What is the severity and priority of the feature in the release? In terms of business values. How long would it take the engineering team to fix the issue? Can we manage for a workaround meanwhile the issue gets fixed? What are the risks inv"See full answer

    Data Analyst
    Analytical
    +2 more
  • Google logoAsked at Google 

    "Clarification questions What is the purpose of connecting the DB? Do we expect high-volumes of traffic to hit the DB Do we have scalability or reliability concerns? Format Code -> DB Code -> Cache -> DB API -> Cache -> DB - APIs are built for a purpose and have a specified protocol (GET, POST, DELETE) to speak to the DB. APIs can also use a contract to retrieve information from a DB much faster than code. Load balanced APIs -> Cache -> DB **Aut"

    Aaron W. - "Clarification questions What is the purpose of connecting the DB? Do we expect high-volumes of traffic to hit the DB Do we have scalability or reliability concerns? Format Code -> DB Code -> Cache -> DB API -> Cache -> DB - APIs are built for a purpose and have a specified protocol (GET, POST, DELETE) to speak to the DB. APIs can also use a contract to retrieve information from a DB much faster than code. Load balanced APIs -> Cache -> DB **Aut"See full answer

    Data Analyst
    Concept
    +5 more
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