Interview Questions

Exponent - "This is a Diagnosis problem. We've gone over diagnosis problems in the past, but most are centered around usage. Even though this is about retention - do not be alarmed. We can still follow the TROPIC method to create a plan to thoroughly diagnose the issue: Ask clarifying questions List potential high level reasons Gather Context (TROPIC)Time Region Other features / products (internal) Platform Industry / Competition Cannibalization **Establish a theory of proba"See full answer

Derrick M. - "SELECT d.departmentname,SUM(o.orderamount) AS total_revenue FROM orders o JOIN departments d ON d.departmentid =o.departmentid WHERE o.orderdate >= CURRENTDATE - INTERVAL '12 months' GROUP BY d.department_name ORDER BY total_revenue DESC; `"See full answer

P K. - "Clarifying questions: What are open homes and how does this model work? Open homes cater to provide free shelter for refugees; hosts list the property and partner NGOs based on the requirement book an appropriate property for the refugees. How long does a refugee stay at a property? Minimum 2 weeks Does the host provide meals? Up to the host, some do and some don't What does improve Open Homes mean? There is an imbalance in hosts - we need more hosts"See full answer

Abdurhman M. - "Solving current problems by considering what would have happened if the past had been slightly different."See full answer

Swetha C. - "Product Mission - Establishing easy and quick checkout process improving customer experience. Company Mission - Raising the bar to improve customer experience using internet and technology User segments: Sellers: Need to make sure the products are scaled and ready available all the time Fresh and remove expired products Keeping up with inventory Consumers Find, discover and purchase products that interests the customers. Pain Points: Seller"See full answer

Adib M. - "impact analysis - Facilitate triage with engg and PM to understand the impact to system/ users. and Severity of defect. Work with Engg to estimate the fix and turnaround time to dev/test/release. will this delay the launch? If no, great. Launch as planned. If yes, call stakeholder meeting informing about critical defect, impact to system/users, estimate to fix and likely delay. Recommend delay launch due to criticality/severity of defect. Once get their buy in, present plan to fix, test and"See full answer

Swetha C. - " Questions: Is there any specific user pain point we are trying to solve ? Is this for engagement or retention or revenue Is there any specific Geo you want me to focus ? Is there any specifc user segment you want to focus ? Structure: Company Mission: Easy access to vehicle no matter when and where you are. Product Mission: Quick and easy delivery of food delivered at your door step User Segments: Sellers : Restaurant, Catering, F"See full answer

Saurabh N. - "1) Have a common goal 2) Have a clear and fair accountability between teams 3) Ensure conflicts are resolved in time on common issues 4) Promote common Brain-storming , problem solving sessions 5) Most important , Have clear and effective communication established and practised"See full answer

Ishan M. - "Ask Clarifying Questions : A Podcast app is an app where artists/creators can upload their voice content and users are able to consume it. Is my understanding correct ? Yes Are we building this specifically for ios or android or web ? Consider ios and Android for now. Are we building the podcast app for a particular region like India ? Consider it a global launch What is the timeline that we are looking at? 6 months approximately Is it going to be an independent app or are we loo"See full answer

Bhavya V. - "BERT - bidirectional encoder representations from transformer. For example:- it takes an entire sentence as input at once and understands the meaning of the words in that sentence and calculate the relations of words with each other irrespective of their positions from the original word to understand the meaning of the word using neighboring words. BERT model is a pre trained transformer model which can be fine-tuned for our purposes. It is used for tasks such sentimental analysis, question answ"See full answer

Exponent - "This is one of the core behavioral questions that you should expect to cover in any interview. In particular, it asks you to justify why you want to work at a specific company that you've applied for. There's no right answer for this, however we do recommend you list at least three distinct reasons. Here's an example of what you might say: > Great question! There's so many reasons, but I'll keep it to my top three.I love how intricate and delicate the payments space is and I want to work in this"See full answer

Ash K. - "Below is the step by step approach I would take: Identify potential risks: Firstly, I thoroughly analyze the project and identify potential risks that could impact its success. This involves reviewing project documentation, conducting stakeholder interviews, and seeking input from team members who have expertise in different areas. Assess the impact and likelihood: I evaluate each identified risk by assessing its potential impact on the project objectives and determining the likelihood of"See full answer

ready4new - "I will need to understand What are we selling and who is the target customer? Is one retail location per metro area enough or is the market big enough for multiple stores? What is the goal of future retail locations? Gauge the market for fit or drive revenue. If LA market is big enough for multiple stores, then for logistical reasons, I will prefer to open additional stores in the same geographic region. If LA market is not large enough, then my second store will be in an a different"See full answer