Interview Questions

Katie O. - "When originally trying to launch XYZ product, a stakeholder wanted to rollout an additional requirement for agents that would have been redundant. I provided light pushback and context regarding the scale of the lift and technical resources required to initiate their request. Once I described the complexity of their request & potential strain on resources, we agreed to brainstorm alternative solutions. I collaborated with cross-functional teams to create an automated solution, leading to XYZ% in"See full answer

Anjali V. - "I feel this is more about "Describe a time when I failed or struggled" rather than "Project Failure"."See full answer

Gokul S. - "A gas station is a place to refuel our cars to a set amount, pay for it, and get out. What do we mean by great - do we want to revamp the experience of a gas station? Yes. Who are we? Let's say we are one of the big oil dealerships in the US. OK, so we are looking at building this in the US? Yes. Is this for a specific type of gas station - for trucks, normal cars, or other special vehicles? Assume it's for normal cars. We are a big oil dealership and we want to revamp our gas stations."See full answer

Nayla D. - "Clarify Questions: Is this app in Facebook app? or we build a different app for this? - Yes, this is in FB app now. Will we have monetization in the first launch or launch it for free first? - Free first, but there is a potential monetization in the future. Context: we will launch Facebook Jobs in two weeks, indicating that this is a new product. I want to step back a bit, why this is important for Meta. Meta mission is to make it easier to build community and bring the world closer"See full answer

Glados - "Prompt - annual cost of managing Google photos (note - I believe Google doesn't ask estimation question anymore, not sure who/here/how this was asked) We will go over what Google photos is, its users, how they use photos, what costs are incurred, estimation - base case then scale it out, gut check the answers, and arrive at an estimate Google photos is a photo and video storage service. Its users are Content creators/users Google (hosting) Other service providers that provide value-add"See full answer

Glados - "Ask clarifying questions 1/ Are there any business changes to be aware of? 2/ Youtube Premium already exists so I am guessing we are not revisiting changing the prices just restarting the process from scratch 3/ Pricing for a specific market? North America, Asia, somewhere else? To tackle this I would break down the problem into a few steps, What is Google's mission and how Youtube premium fits into that Google's mission is to organize information and make it accessible to all You"See full answer

Sdn D. - "Clarifying question: AOV/USER it means that the total price paid by a user in a certain period should be more than what it is now ? Is the average taken on a daily/ weekly/monthly basis ? I would presume it to be a monthly basis , as it helps us a defined period of time to analyse user beharviour and track number of orders. Daily wont be succesfull mertric , as ocassionally only a user may order multiple times in a day , also weekly is also a viable metric but that wont help us to analyse"See full answer

Preetham m P. - "Clarifying Questions Is the product a digital or physical marketplace? (Digital) Are we building an educational platform, freelance platform, or marketplace? (Freelance platform) Are we focusing on a specific geographical location? (India) Will the platform involve online transactions? (Yes) User Personas Individual Gardeners: Self-employed gardeners offering their services. Gardening Agencies: Organizations providing gardening services. **Educational Institutio"See full answer

Hamzeh J. - "Evaluate how much the issue affects the sprint goal and timeline. If it blocks the main goal, it needs to be prioritized. Discuss the issue with the team. Analyze the root cause of the issue. Is it because of unclear requirements or a design flaw? You may need to re-prioritize tasks. If the issue is serious enough to delay or change the sprint goal, communicate the updates to stakeholders and manage their expectations. Keep an eye on the solution’s progress and adjust your plans a"See full answer

S G. - "Clarification questions: How are these metrics calculated? Get context on why these metrics are important? Are we looking at any specific role? Benchmarking: What is the current time to hire? How does this compare to competitors? Do we have a desired goal/target for these metrics? Problem Solving: I began by analyzing the various steps in the hiring process and the number of days taken at each stage. Soon realised that the bulk of the time is taken in a few steps (80/20). Drilled down further"See full answer

P K. - "Assuming this product is independent of FB product family and we are thinking of building an independent product. Goal: Make it easy for users to simplify the appointment process with the doctor. Success: Number of appointments made, repeat appointments made. Lets understand who are the key personas involved here: Doctors/Clinics (Excluding dentists) Patients/Users For this problem, I want to focus on the patient persona and go deeper into their problems. The various user segments ar"See full answer

Anonymous Aardvark - "QUESTION: Imagine that you are a PM that owns the post booking experience at Airbnb.How would you solve for the worst post-booking experience? Follow-up questions: Specific business goal in mind? (no) What is my scope? Do I own all post booking across product category? Or is there a specific product that I am focussing on (events, homes, specific home duration)? (you chose) Am I focussing on the user - renter or event goer? Or the creator - host or event creator? (your choice) Do yo"See full answer

Karthik T. - "Clarifying questions : I would like to confirm what type of parking spots we are talking about, should we assume cars ? Assumption : Cars Is it referring to only parking spots in non-residential complexes or public places or does it include residential too ?Assumption : both Assumptions : Places where we could see parking spots Shopping malls Parking in the park Residence spots Legal parking spots Variables in play Population = assuming a family of 4 => population / 4 (nu"See full answer

P K. - "Clarification questions: What does an increase in usage mean? Microsoft wants to grow its market share in the browser segment Why do you want to increase the usage? Increase in IE usage would increase Bing advertising revenue Are you targeting any specific platforms to increase usage in? You tell me Are there any geo's of specific interest? worldwide Would it be fair to assume that the increase in usage is represented with an increase in the metrics - "Increase in no. of requ"See full answer

Ankit M. - "Clarifying questions: When we talk about a 'meditation app', are we mainly focusing on audio content? And are we thinking of this under a big brand or are we a fresh startup? Also, is our main target the US? And, are we designing mainly for individual use, or are we thinking about larger settings like schools? Interviewer: It's a startup. We're aiming for individual users, mainly in the US, and yes, an audio-based format. Summary till now: In today's digital age there's an increasi"See full answer

Anshika R. - "Functional Requirement User should be able to add review the food item/order User should be able to rate the food item delivered User should be able to Like/Dislike others reviews User should be able to see all reviews on a food item Users should be able to receive rewards based on criteria- (Quality of the reviews- Based on number of likes - Monthly cash card) OOS - Item is already ordered and exists in a separate system, User is authenticated. No Media Non Functional requireme"See full answer

Anonymous Raven - "How often do we get 15 min to answer a question? Wondering isn't the expectation to answer this in 3-5 min?"See full answer

Hayatu H. - "How do you find consecutive days for login (MySQL, SQL, date, subquery, MySQL 5.7, development)? 1 Follow Request Answer More All related (34) Recommended 📷 Trausti Thor Johannsson · Follow Been using MySQL for more than 16 yearsDec 27 There are functions like DATEDIFF but there are also BETWE"See full answer