Interview Questions

Jonah J. - "When faced with a pressing customer request I will prioritize it over planned projects if is possible."See full answer

Ridhima R. - "This cannot be answered as a black and white question. It has to be a careful mix of both. If we are delivering a product that is time-sensitive, and we have customers waiting for it, we would rather ship a product quickly with lesser features (MVP) and keep building on it later. But if we can delay our product release to the market by a couple of weeks, then we rather work on getting all the features right and delivering it."See full answer

Brad G. - "I would think about the following Inventory make up Localization for Quebec Device type distribution Price comparison algorithm is tuned correctly Dealer’s ability to merchandise their products The answer is thinking through all these potential issues with the car buyer funnel to identify why potential buyers in Canada are converting at a lower rate. "See full answer

Ashwin K. - "My strategy has always been to observe the existing systems and people in a company that I go into for 2-3 months before making any drastic changes. In this time, I build relationships one on one and understand each role in the overall system. I also put each of these stakeholders at ease by letting them know that I'm not a threat and have approachable discussions. Once I reach a comfortable level, I pose questions and ask them for solutions. That way, I have seen that the problem also get solve"See full answer

Joohi M. - "Drew the following framework - Maturity of the tech (if it is too mature then consider buying), Competitors (how many, when are they launching this new tech etc.), Market Share of competitors, Financial considerations (build vs buy NVP), Collaborators for this tech, Economic Climate (Anti-trust, crisis etc.)"See full answer

Caroline V. - "The answer likely depends on the objective, so I started out with what we were seeking to accomplish. Are we trying to eliminate under-utilized bills, save paper, reduce forgery, or something else? Establishing this focus enables you to dive deeper on the solution."See full answer

Edna M. - "Marketing fluctuation and competitions"See full answer

Exponent - "This is a Fermi problem — an estimation or approximation problem with limited information and back-of-the-envelope calculations. There's no right answer: interviewers want to understand how you think and how well you can explain your reasoning, rather than what you already know. Recall the formula for Fermi problems: Ask clarifying questions Catalog what you know Make equation(s) Think about edge cases to add to equation **Breakdown components of your equat"See full answer

Sri V. - "Switching from a linear kernel to RBF / Gaussian kernel is likely to result in overfitting the model. It is a move that adds complexity to the mix, and if the data doesn't need that sort of complexity, it would result in overfitting. On the other hand, all the other three approaches would only try too reduce complexity in the process, thereby doesn't contribute to overfitting the model."See full answer