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Asked at Plaid, Google, Meta • 5 months ago
How would you build TinyURL?
Software Engineer
System Design
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12 answers
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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
Software Engineer
System Design
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Asked at Plaid, Accenture, Amazon + 8 more • 2 months ago
Tell me about a technical challenge that you have overcome.
Software Engineer
Behavioral
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1 answer
"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
Software Engineer
Behavioral
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Asked at Plaid, Amazon, Apple + 3 more • a year ago
Tell me about your greatest success.
Software Engineer
Behavioral
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2 answers
"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
Software Engineer
Behavioral
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Asked at Plaid, Capital One, Robinhood + 1 more • 3 months ago
Why are you interested in FinTech?
Software Engineer
Behavioral
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1 answer
"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
Software Engineer
Behavioral
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