Plaid Interview Questions

Review this list of 11 Plaid interview questions and answers verified by hiring managers and candidates.
  • Plaid logoAsked at Plaid 
    Video answer for 'How would you build TinyURL?'
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    "@Jacob, your videos are really good and helpful. I want to know about the tool, you use for explaining the design in the videos."

    anush - "@Jacob, your videos are really good and helpful. I want to know about the tool, you use for explaining the design in the videos."See full answer

    Product Manager
    System Design
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    "performance issues and sudden spikes on input requests by scaling techniques and optimization."

    Srini K. - "performance issues and sudden spikes on input requests by scaling techniques and optimization."See full answer

    Product Manager
    Technical
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  • Plaid logoAsked at Plaid 

    "In 2019, I was given a very important problem to solve. In a team of 3 we had to build a mobility assist device. The customer segment we would go for was something we could decide. The project was very close to me as I had lost someone I loved because of cancer and I saw how reduced mobility was a huge pain point in not being able to do physical activities. My team could only think of elderly people as the main target market. As the Head of Product what I did was: 1) I helped them dive even d"

    Soumya S. - "In 2019, I was given a very important problem to solve. In a team of 3 we had to build a mobility assist device. The customer segment we would go for was something we could decide. The project was very close to me as I had lost someone I loved because of cancer and I saw how reduced mobility was a huge pain point in not being able to do physical activities. My team could only think of elderly people as the main target market. As the Head of Product what I did was: 1) I helped them dive even d"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
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  • Plaid logoAsked at Plaid 
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    "I was the PM of a beta product which started to be utilized by a range of users. Although I maintained and communicated a road map that outlined upcoming features at a high level, it wasn't very clear to the users whether certain features were going to be improved, certain low level features were going to be added, or whether these were on our radar at all. We don't have a large team to support call desk or a marketing team. I was having multiple, one of conversations with different users and c"

    rocketscientist - "I was the PM of a beta product which started to be utilized by a range of users. Although I maintained and communicated a road map that outlined upcoming features at a high level, it wasn't very clear to the users whether certain features were going to be improved, certain low level features were going to be added, or whether these were on our radar at all. We don't have a large team to support call desk or a marketing team. I was having multiple, one of conversations with different users and c"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
  • Plaid logoAsked at Plaid 

    "Understand gaps team by interviewing on 1:1, reading past performance reviews and talking to old managers/cross functional Identify Goals and use the SMART framework to set those goals (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, relevant, time related) Share with team and make sure they understand them. Clarify questions if needed. Explain WHY these goals matter. Tie to company goals/mission/culture. Put together an action plan TOGETHER- give often feedback: "pinches no punches"

    Chantal C. - "Understand gaps team by interviewing on 1:1, reading past performance reviews and talking to old managers/cross functional Identify Goals and use the SMART framework to set those goals (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, relevant, time related) Share with team and make sure they understand them. Clarify questions if needed. Explain WHY these goals matter. Tie to company goals/mission/culture. Put together an action plan TOGETHER- give often feedback: "pinches no punches"See full answer

    Engineering Manager
    Program Sense
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  • Plaid logoAsked at Plaid 
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    "The goal is to determine which shows get promoted to the home screen i.e the screen the user sees after launching Netflix. There are two ways to promote shows today; Editorially - the editorial team selects the categories and shows to be shown to the users Algorithmically - based on the historical views and contextual information such as location, time of the year, age, etc the recommendation algorithm determines a list of shows to show on the screen. The higher level goal for Netflix is o"

    Ankit J. - "The goal is to determine which shows get promoted to the home screen i.e the screen the user sees after launching Netflix. There are two ways to promote shows today; Editorially - the editorial team selects the categories and shows to be shown to the users Algorithmically - based on the historical views and contextual information such as location, time of the year, age, etc the recommendation algorithm determines a list of shows to show on the screen. The higher level goal for Netflix is o"See full answer

    Analytical
    Product Strategy
  • Plaid logoAsked at Plaid 

    "Fintechs are providing ready solutions for various financial operations of banks with customer-centric UI which are easy to integrate with various platforms and cost-effective."

    Vinay P. - "Fintechs are providing ready solutions for various financial operations of banks with customer-centric UI which are easy to integrate with various platforms and cost-effective."See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
  • "Comprehend the Situation: What is the goal?The goal is to introduce an ACH payment method in the United States for Netflix. Why is this important?ACH payments can offer a convenient and cost-effective payment option for customers. Who are the stakeholders?Stakeholders include Netflix customers, the product team, finance, legal, and compliance teams. How does ACH work? transaction flow and potential benefits. Identify the Customer: Recurring subscribers and"

    Anonymous Goat - "Comprehend the Situation: What is the goal?The goal is to introduce an ACH payment method in the United States for Netflix. Why is this important?ACH payments can offer a convenient and cost-effective payment option for customers. Who are the stakeholders?Stakeholders include Netflix customers, the product team, finance, legal, and compliance teams. How does ACH work? transaction flow and potential benefits. Identify the Customer: Recurring subscribers and"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Execution
    +1 more
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    Product Design
  • Plaid logoAsked at Plaid 

    "In Ideation phase, the below points should be concentrated on. Ideation Market research Competitor Analysis in the next phase it should be conceptualisation where we define the problem, find user persona and some of the feature priortization. Next phase has to be validation where we build the MVP, do user testing, Iterate. Then comes the prototyping, Development, QA, Marketing and Position. After which we launch the product. may be a soft launch first and the proceed to full launch"

    Sudhansu T. - "In Ideation phase, the below points should be concentrated on. Ideation Market research Competitor Analysis in the next phase it should be conceptualisation where we define the problem, find user persona and some of the feature priortization. Next phase has to be validation where we build the MVP, do user testing, Iterate. Then comes the prototyping, Development, QA, Marketing and Position. After which we launch the product. may be a soft launch first and the proceed to full launch"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
    +2 more
  • Plaid logoAsked at Plaid 

    "Plaid is a pattern and I love looking and recognizing patterns."

    R D. - "Plaid is a pattern and I love looking and recognizing patterns."See full answer

    Behavioral
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