Interview Questions

Anonymous Owl - "def getdifferentnumber(arr): \# arr of nonnegative ints \# find the smallest non negative int that isn't in the array MAX_INT = 2^31-1 \# not allowed to modify the input arr seen = [] smallest = 0 for i in arr: if smallest in arr: smallest += 1 seen.append(i) return smallest"See full answer

stash - "Clarification: Which region do we want to know about? —> Global Is Facebook lite included in this offering —> No. Only the Facebook app (mobile / web) Product Overview Facebook photo sharing allows users to upload photos and make them visible to their network. Doing so, users are able to share moments from their lives with friends and family. Goals User Goals Share memories with network View people’s reactions and respond View other people’s photos and respond to th"See full answer

Greg W. - "PayPal makes money from: Processing fees from merchants - traditional checkout and buy now, pay later P2P transfers using credit cards Instant money transfers on P2P and to bank accounts Lending products (paypal credit) Cross border fees (Xoom) Crypto trading fees"See full answer

Anubhav A. - "Clarifying questions: Are we taking about a personal parking lot or a public parking lot Do we have an objective in head for this lot -> Make money? Public parking lot from govt body Do we have a particular location in head for this -> basement, outside some building or on the roof Are we particular about the number of vehicles it can take up? Are we particular about the kind of vehicles that it can take up? (2 wheelers, 4 wheelers, heavy weight 4 wheelers) Taking a few assumptions:"See full answer

Anonymous Reindeer - "Clarifying Questions: Is it a chain of supermarkets? Or just an individual market? Is the revenue overall or just from one store? What are the reasons for the revenue growth? Pandemic? New buildings around? Other? What does the supermarket sell? Anything specialized? Local goods? Is there an app/website available to order stuff? 10,000 - 50,000 Vision: Be the most customer centric store Goals: Able to reach out to as many users as they can. Increase the user base while keeping th"See full answer

Jaswanth P. - "I want to become a product manager because it allows me to leverage my UX and architectural design background while focusing on creating impactful digital products. My experience with design thinking has equipped me with a user-centered approach, essential for identifying and solving real problems.I’m excited about the opportunity to bridge user needs with business goals, overseeing a product from conception to launch. The iterative nature of digital products fascinates me, as it enables continu"See full answer

P K. - "A very interesting question. Please find below my approach: Understand VP's line of thought and goals trying to achieve Understand the assumptions/ Validate the hypothesis Impact on Brand, revenue, engineering cost, customers, and existing products SWOT Approve or Provide alternative Question to the VP: What is the objective? - higher engagement? easy to interact, peer-to-peer communication? Why the need for a separate platform? - to increase the no.of interactions? to"See full answer

Deepti D. - "Clarifying questions: Who is launching this service (some options that come to mind are): Google ? If yes, why? Will it be a new product within the Google ecosystem or feature within existing and relevant Google Products (google maps, search) Startup? What is the current status of the startup/service designing it for hotels Uber/Taxi service providers - Trying to diversify their revenue stream/ add new level of engagement? Hospitality companies/hotels? B"See full answer

Pm E. - "Methodology: Clarify some of the terms in our question List high level causes based on the category and gather context information, rule out the ones that have low probability or out of scope Drill down the causes and establish a few hypotyhesis Investigate and test the hypothesis I have and try to fix the problem Clarify questions: Define FB logins: through 3rd party Apps, Assuming our data is accurate, double check with 3rd party Apps that our understanding is correct/ or cr"See full answer

Xash C. - "This one is a great example of Build, Borrow, or Buy strategy framework (http://www.build-borrow-buy.com/build-borrow-or-buy-in-practice/) - explore and evaluate three different approaches: organic growth and building a product from scratch (e.g. Amazon building its own Amazon Restaurants service), partnering with an existing provider (e.g. enterprise-level partnership with Instacart or Lyft), or acquisition growth (e.g. Uber acquiring Postmates). Evaluate which approach makes sense for the com"See full answer

Dessalew A. - "R² → goodness of fit (but can mislead) Adjusted R² → better for model comparison Multicollinearity → hurts interpretability, not always prediction T-test vs F-test → individual vs overall significance Weird case (F not significant, T significant) → likely multicollinearity or instability"See full answer

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

Adarsh R. - "Back in the day, my grandma was like a walking encyclopedia. Whether we were strolling in the park or chilling at a picnic, she'd point out every pigeon, golden retriever, and grape in sight & help me learn stuff. But let's be real, it took me a few tries to get those correct. And more than once, I confused a golden retriever for a labrador Computers are just like us. You show them a bunch of examples, they make some mistakes, and then you give them a little feedback in the right direction. Be"See full answer

Vibhor R. - "As a product manager, my focus is to bring the what and why of the product and deliver the product in the promised timeline. With that said, I typically work closely with my engineering and onboard them during the planning sessions to have a say on the design and feasibility. I try to keep an idea where PMs are not the only responsible folks for ideation and engineering is free to pitch in their two cents. In addition, I typically try to do daily/weekly standup check-ins with my Developers and D"See full answer

BePostive - "· Sometimes I have to step back and think through and respond later, not giving decision then and there · Manage between written vs oral communication, I tend to do mode of communication like oral during releases rather written"See full answer

MM4 - "Success can be measured in various forms, both quantitatively and qualitatively. How many projects were delivered on time? Is the team tracking well against timelines? How often do they need to be course corrected? How much of the architecture is scalable when features are built on top of their work? What is the technical quality of the work produced by the team? How often are engineers from the team looped in for advice, mentorship outside the team? How often & why are interp"See full answer

Rav S. - "Stakeholder management, Customer obsession, tech expertise to understand the tech stack and other details of the product."See full answer

Saket S. - "Assumption: This restaurant space already exists in Business campus. Hence assuming that necessary electrical, security and plumbing works are already completed. I will use the following approach Discovery: Understand the number of employees, their demographic profile (age/location/gender), food preferences, rush hours, and preferred mode of payment etc. This information can be gathered through an online survey. Planning: Finalize the staffing, restaurant layout, develop food catalog/"See full answer