Interview Questions

Sayee M. - "i asked if she meant operations business analytics metrics.. she clarified that she meant operational/stability metrics.. i explained that i used dynatrace to monitor the product and she said i want to know about SLAs etc. she was looking for the words SLA SLO and SLI.. i then explained SLA 99.99% various SLO's contributed to it like system uptime, continous testing of business functions, and incident mgmt metrics."See full answer

Ankit K. - "I would check the funnel traffic across the channel to see if the traffic drop is in a specific channel/region/ device Some of the reasons for the drop could be 1) advertising campaign reduced 2) issue with Seo 3) better free options available?"See full answer

Anjan - "Clarifying Questions: Platforms - Is it a web-based, mobile-based, or both? = Picking both For payment are we partnering with other providers like paypal, stripe? = assuming yes Partnering with shipping companies for shipment ? Is it online delivery? or just pick up within local markets? Expected number of daily users? Users: Sellers: People who sell fruits or vegetables or both Buyers: People who buy fruits and vegetables Note: For product design, I would just focu"See full answer

Rev - "Clarify: who owns previous seasons? are we competing against them? Cost based: Cost >= Revenue generated Revenue = subscribers + advertisements subscribers = new subscribers (joining for the season) x avg spend on plan advertisements = total viewors (new + existing) x total season duration x ads/unit time x rev/ ad display Costs = pricing of the show + operational costs (data center cost + streaming cost) "See full answer

Prasad M. - "The first aspect to review before any task is who is/are the ultimate 'owner' for this job? The next thing to consider is 'repetitiveness' of the job itself. The job can be simple or complex. For simple and the ownership factor align with my team... then that task is delegated. If the job is complex and the team ultimately owns the task, then I provide careful support to guide in the right direction."See full answer

Exponent - "This question is a Diagnosis Question. It's used to test your ability to perform root cause analysis (RCA), identify many possible issues, come up with a theory of probable cause, and address how you would solve this issue. A drop in video engagement can signify either a technical issue (the video player is broken) or a product issue (recommendations performing poorly). Let's follow the template for answering Diagnosis Questions: Ask clarifying questions **List potential high level"See full answer

Amparo L. - "The most impressive thing that I’ve done was I got to do a fowards flip on the gym mat and I’ve gotten way flexible "See full answer

Exponent - "This is a Measure Success question with a slight twist. The twist here is we need to consider a hypothetical product rather that one already built. This changes our formula slightly - specifically we may not be able to apply a UX flow to drive analysis since we're unsure of the implementation. Instead, we'll look at core behaviors that are indicative of success. Here's the modified formula: Ask clarifying questions State the goal of the feature **Apply a UX flow to drive a"See full answer

AspiringNoogler - "Clarifications Shared laundry means there are a number of washers and dryers in a room, and anyone can pay to use those for one cycle Assuming minimal hardware changes to washers and dryers Goal: Improve customer satisfaction with the shared laundry experience Metric: Customer satisfaction score (TBD) Users: Customers Low volume (e.g. singles, young professionals etc.) (L, XL) Medium volume (e.g. families with children or elderly etc.) (XL, S) Large volume (e.g. re"See full answer

Rishabh L. - "Pizza Ordering System orderdetail - orderdetailid (PK), orderid (FK), itemid (FK), itemqty, itemized_price order - orderid (PK), customerid (FK), orderdate, locationid (FK), ordertype (DINEIN, PICKUP, DELIVERY), refid (dineinid, pickupid, deliveryid), subtotal, tax, tip, totalamount, payment_method (CASH, CARD) location - locationid (PK), locationdesc, city, state, startdate, enddate customer - customer_id (PK), name, address (nullable), phone (nullable), dob (d"See full answer

Alexander S. - "By ROMI/CAC and revenue"See full answer

Exponent - "This is another Diagnosis problem. To answer this question, we suggest you use our framework (along with the TROPIC method) to be as thorough as possible. The framework is as follows: 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 probable cause Test theories Propose solutions Summarize "See full answer

Reshma R. - "Solution: World population = 8B Assuming 10% of world population does not use detergent( using only soap or using only water) Remaining population = 90/100 * 8B = 7.2B ~ 7B Diving the users into 3 categories Users who wash everyday Users who wash twice a week Users who wash once a week Wash everyday --- Wash twice a week --- Wash once a week Used clothes < Used clothes < Used clothes 5gm --- 10gm --- 15gm (Detergent used"See full answer