Interview Questions

Shubh - "Defining the product Spotify is a music & podcast streaming application and by podcast, we are talking about the audio podcasts which creators upload on the app. Clarifying Questions & respective assumptions Context Who are we improving the product for? Creators or Consumers? What are the current features for consumers in brief? Each podcast has episodes, about(audio trailer), more like this Why are we doing this? Where are we planning to l"See full answer

Ayush R. - "Clarifying Qs: Uber PM Business goals - revenue, user engagement Known customer needs Any trigger or prompt - post covid, things are getting back to normal. Observing demand for kids to travel alone within the city from point A to B Geo - US Uber mission -- Create opportunity through movement Uber strengths - Brand value Mobile tech GPC tracking Real-time traffic and routing algos Fleet of drivers Why we need this app for kids: Why would kids want to trav"See full answer

Mark M. - "I don't have experience working with alot of Biological Scientists. Most of my experience comes with Data Scientists. Described how I used ideation techniques like brainstorming and other creative ways to get people to find common ground. I also mentioned how I like to do survey's before meetings to prompt people and also get unbiased opnions"See full answer

Prateek G. - "I will first start with listing down the GOALS of Google Sheets as a product GOALS: Enable better collaboration amongst employees in an organisation Make edits parallel Share with co-workers so that the team can work seamlessly Increase user engagement, activity and make more users aware about the functionality and usefulness of Google Sheets Next, i will try and list the broader ACTIONS a user might take ACTIONS: Create a new Google Sheet Share with co-workers M"See full answer

Sydney S. - "When a question like this is asked what is really being asked is "how do you think about the elements that make up a product and how does each part add value?". I generally try to answer it with a feature that has to do with user interaction. Good answers to this question could include "I would add a button to edit a post, and make it more visible and accessible rather than buried in a menu". Your rationale might be "**because it encourages users to post without fear that they will make"See full answer

Danyal R. - "Start with OpenTable's goal: making reservations easier for customers. If user's are having bad experiences then that impacts the key metrics ( # of bookings), create a negative brand perception with the potential to lose customers. Focus on ecosystem: customers making reservations & merchants/businesses each have different pain points. For the sake of time, focus on customer's experience. Post Booking User Flow User receives a post booking confirmation (date/time"See full answer

Daniel M. - "Should be able to charge the airpod case when pluged into energy. Should be able to charge when the airpod case has battery. Should be able to alert if the airpod case is out of battery. Should be able to sync with non-paired devices. Should be able to sync automatically with paired devices. Should be able to sync automatically with paired devices that are closer to the airpod. Should be able to switch the connection to a device answering a call. Should be able to pause during us"See full answer

N N. - "As a software engineer, there are a number of ways I could potentially contribute to improving Walmart.com. Here are a few ideas: Performance Optimization: Walmart.com is a complex web application with many moving parts. One potential area for improvement could be to optimize the performance of the site to make it load faster and feel more responsive. This could involve things like optimizing images, improving server response times, or reducing the number of HTTP requests required to load the"See full answer

Arindam G. - "Objective: Primary Goal: Maximize long-term user engagement and retention while balancing monetization. Secondary Goal: Improve relevance of content, ensuring users enjoy their feed. Key Metrics User Engagement → Session Length Ad Revenue → conversion rates, revenue per user. Friend Network Growth → New connections, follow-up engagement with new friends. Retention Rate → How often users return after seeing either an ad or recommendation. Inputs & Signals for the Sy"See full answer

Anubhav A. - "Started at 10.55 Clarifying questions: This is what I understand from a telemedicine platform -> A platform where users can get advice on medication over the telephone, is this correct? Does the retail company also sell medicines? Is the user aware that the telemedicine platform and the retail company are connected, and can either of the platforms use his data? Is the user engaging with the platform directly, or is there an agent to who he is speaking to via call/text? Does the"See full answer

Tharun G. - "Through confusion matrix we can find the over all TP,TN,FP,FN so that we can find the actual and correct predicted value."See full answer

Anubhav A. - "Clarifying question: Do we want to judge need of an existing product or an idea that can be converted into a product Let me solve for both the cases. Q: Determine if there is a need for a platform that is already live and has some users. While thinking about need, I am finding it resonating with "Does this product have a pmf". Few ways to do that: Take a look at the retention number (D1, D3, D7 and D15). Basis on the product the time range can be different but if the retention number is"See full answer

Ramesh Y. - "Clarifications: Is it passenger/cargo/defense Answer: Passenger Is it direct or stops included - Direct Last I read London had 80 M passengers annually Per month - 6.7 M Per Day - 220 K Assumption here - London is a hub and it has flights to all continents. Assumptions are the split below Flights to Europe -- 30% Flights to USA -- 20% Flights to Asia -- 30% Flights to Africa -- 10% Flights to Australia -- 10% Dubai is part of Asia - 30% of 220 K is 66K Within Asia - Passeng"See full answer

Oluwaseun F. - "Too Technical and too serious. Show personality, they do not put on videos most times, so you won't see them, but they are watching you."See full answer

Gunjit M. - "As a PM, my primary focus is to create business value by creating customer value. For me to prioritize where to use the money, First I need to learn more about this business, I know that this is a non-profit org but a non-profit still operates as a business it’s just that making money is not their focus. Second, I would like to understand where in the value chain for this food bank, is the biggest problem that stops us from helping the customers. A few questions I have to understand the above tw"See full answer

Puneet A. - "I recently had an experience with the Chipotle mobile app where I accidentally placed an extra order. Realizing my mistake within seconds, I tried to edit or cancel the order but found no option to do so in the app. Despite searching FAQs and attempting to contact the local store, I couldn't resolve the issue in time. This experience highlighted the importance of user-friendly design and clear communication in apps. If I were managing such a product, I would advocate for features like a grace pe"See full answer