Interview Questions

Anish G. - "How would you improve a water bottle? To start, I want to ask a few clarifying questions about this problem: Are there specific users you had in mind? Start with users: Lifestyle: People that think water bottles are fashionable and buy based off of social media trends, put stickers or decorate their water bottles, hydroflask users, stanley cup, owala Athelete: gatorade squeeze bottle easy quick hydration Traveler, hikers, backpackers: larger capacity nalgenes or durable plastic water bot"See full answer

Aekagra S. - "To improve, we first need to understand the problems or opportunities for improvement that are currently present. Assumption: Potential improvement in the recommendation algorithm to make recommendations more pointed Current recommendations are not very specific. Users end up getting frustrated and move away from YouTube Potential improvement in the recommendation algorithm to make sure the user is not just bombarded with one set of videos, but gets varied recommendations to c"See full answer

Debajyoti B. - "As per my understanding, Success of the AI product/feature has to be measured in 2 aspects: success of the problem it solves success of the model used Success of the problem- start with the overall business goal of the problem(acquisition, retention etc) & the high level metric(essentially north star) then comes the product/feature level goals & metrics(conversion, engagement, clicks etc) Success of the model used- general: precision, recall, latency ethical: bias, safety busine"See full answer

Tim W. - "Clarify "What do you mean by favorite product? Are you thinking specifically hardware, software, or a feature within those, or something non-electronic? Dealer's Choice. "Are you asking why I love this product, or to explain why this product is a market leader independent of how i feel about it? Talk about why YOU love this product. Rephrase Question With all that in mind, i want to rephrase the question. "What is your favorite software product and what features in this product"See full answer

Anonymous Aardvark - "Recently, I had to make a decision that I could automate a part of a process now and help the operations team reducing 9 hours of manual work to 60 minutes for one client. The second option was to fully automate the end to end process that would take 4 weeks of development, but fully automate the process and that could be rolled out across the board. The process was to change the member's paperless preference to paper when a sent email gets bounced 3 times in a row and inform her with a paper"See full answer

Tesfaye M. - "Designing a system to track review abuse on Amazon.com involves detecting fraudulent, manipulative, or biased reviews while ensuring genuine customer feedback isn't mistakenly flagged. Here's a high-level breakdown: 1. Goals Detect and prevent fake or abusive reviews. Maintain integrity and trust in the review system. Support scalability for millions of products and reviews. 2. Key Abuse Scenarios Fake positive reviews (e.g., sellers boosting their own products). Fake"See full answer

Kartikeya N. - "Let me first start with some clarifying questions What do we mean by 10x? User engagement/ revenue/ acquisition?: Revenue Are we looking at global revenue or from a particular market like USA?: Global Are there any constraints or timelines for this ask?: Not much constraints, lets aim for a 10X increase in 5 years Sure, let me first start with the Goal of Duolingo. Duolingo’s aim is to simplify language learning and make it entertaining as well as educational. It is known for it’s use of"See full answer

Nicola R. - "You shouldn't hire me if you're looking for someone to simply write code in large volumes without considering the bigger picture. I'm someone who thrives on solving root problems, building, cohesive systems, and ensuring stakeholder alignment. If the priority is speed over thoughtful analysis, I might not be the best fit. However, if you're looking for someone who can drive meaningful and scalable solutions, collaborate effectively, and contribute to long-term success, then I believe I'd bring s"See full answer

Jane D. - "My approach to dealing with difficult stakeholders has always been: Engage - Directly engage with the stakeholder, meet or chat Listen - Listen to what they have to say, patiently. Understand - Understand their POV, even if it is impossible at some times Ask - Ask clarifying questions. Why? When? What? Engage again - Keep them in the loop until there is closure For example, we were in the final stages of a very important, strategic project for our organization. I was leading th"See full answer

Tesvara J. - "First, I'll ask some clarifying questions and redefine the scope for us, ok? So, Can we assume that we are working at a company that has discovered a way to travel through time and we have this patented state of the art technology? Sure! Ok, then I will think of this problem from the perspective of a business if that is ok? Yes Is the traveling process instant or lengthy? Assume instant. Can I assume there are no idea constraints and that since time travel is existing that ther"See full answer

Bhagyesh V. - "Clarifications: Borrowing and lending can refer to a wide range of things (goods, money, crypto etc.). What are we planning to allow users to borrow? (Answer: Money) Who is going to build this product (Answer: Meta) Who will they borrow it from? Does Meta plan to lend money or is it Peer 2 Peer? (Answer: P2P) What geography do we want to build it for? And are there any other constraints in terms of timelines and resources (_Answer: US first. No constraints. Timeline of 6-12"See full answer

Ani T. - "A Product Manager drives the vision, strategy, and execution of a product by aligning customer needs, business goals, and technical feasibility. They collaborate across teams to deliver impactful solutions that drive growth and user satisfaction."See full answer

Laxman kishore K. - "Try not to take hints from the interviewer for solving the problem. They may provide hints but it would impact the final decision "See full answer