Zillow Interview Questions

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Asked at Zillow • 4 years ago
Design Zillow.
Engineering Manager
Product Design
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2 answers I was asked this
"What about sharding by Real Estate companies that are listing the homes? Because the homes can span zip codes. Then further shard by zip codes?"
Adrian V. - "What about sharding by Real Estate companies that are listing the homes? Because the homes can span zip codes. Then further shard by zip codes?"See full answer
Engineering Manager
Product Design
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Asked at Zillow • a year ago
You're a PM at Airbnb. What would you choose as the company's north star metric and why?
Product Manager
Analytical
2 answers I was asked this
"In the end I said number of bookings, but explained how I would get there. I talked about the company's mission first (which I didn't know but guessed it was something about making it easier or more accessible for people to travel) and then talked about a few potential metrics that could fit (bookings, NPS, etc). But in the end I explained that number of bookings is not only tied to their core value proposition, but it also reflected a happy customer base on both sides of the transaction (renter"
Jim T. - "In the end I said number of bookings, but explained how I would get there. I talked about the company's mission first (which I didn't know but guessed it was something about making it easier or more accessible for people to travel) and then talked about a few potential metrics that could fit (bookings, NPS, etc). But in the end I explained that number of bookings is not only tied to their core value proposition, but it also reflected a happy customer base on both sides of the transaction (renter"See full answer
Product Manager
Analytical
Asked at Zillow • 5 years ago
How would you improve the airline boarding experience?
Product Design
Program Sense
2 answers I was asked this
"Clarifying questions Is there a specific airline we are focusing on here? Assume any US passenger airline (Delta, United, Spirit etc.) Why is this company interested in improving the boarding experience? To increase customer satisfaction Can you define what we mean by 'boarding experience'? The time between the passenger arriving at the gate and sitting down in their assigned seat on the plane. Are there any constraints (resources or otherwise) that I should"
William W. - "Clarifying questions Is there a specific airline we are focusing on here? Assume any US passenger airline (Delta, United, Spirit etc.) Why is this company interested in improving the boarding experience? To increase customer satisfaction Can you define what we mean by 'boarding experience'? The time between the passenger arriving at the gate and sitting down in their assigned seat on the plane. Are there any constraints (resources or otherwise) that I should"See full answer
Product Design
Program Sense
Asked at Zillow • a year ago
Define a north star metric for Airbnb.
Product Manager
Analytical
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Product Manager
Analytical
Asked at Zillow • a year ago
Tell me about a time when you welcomed new ways of thinking (Include and Empower core value).
BizOps & Strategy
Behavioral
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BizOps & Strategy
Behavioral