Interview Questions

Yatin K. - "I conducted an in-depth analysis of FedEx's business model, focusing on their primary operations which encompass pickup, transit, and delivery. I evaluated potential metrics across each stage, aiming to determine the most pertinent one for operational insights. Initially, I proposed using the Fulfillment Ratio, calculated as the number of successful deliveries divided by the expected deliveries, to measure performance. However, the interviewer pointed out this metric's retrospective nature and"See full answer

Anonymous Muskox - "Clarification Question What kind of product is a software product or hardware product? Who are we a tech company or Google, how does it is fit into google's mission? Constraint or something? The goal is of adoption User persona Parents of kIds who don't want to eat fruits Young working professional who is busy in their life and they don't have the habit or they forget to eat fruits and vegetables Health enthusiast and Yoga teacher who is very keen to see different kinds of fruits"See full answer

Anonymous Panda - "SDLC stands for Software Development Life Cycle, which is a process used by software development teams to design, develop, test, and deploy high-quality software products. There are several SDLC models, including the Waterfall model, Agile model, and DevOps model. Here's an overview of each model and how I would implement it: Waterfall Model: This model is a linear sequential approach, where each stage of the software development process must be completed before moving on to the next stage. T"See full answer

Joshua B. - "reaching my goal and going to the limits"See full answer

Exponent - "This is another Strategy question, which means finding good reasons for strategic decisions. A few reasons for the GitHub acquisition are listed here. Competition > With the GitHub acquisition comes a lot of data on which companies are getting huge, or which technologies are cutting edge. Microsoft can adopt these technologies faster than others by having a pulse on this. It's also a defensive acquisition, since GitHub belonging to Microsoft means it can't be bought by Facebook or Google"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

productchamp - "Volume of Boeing 747 / Volume of 1 ping pong ball; subtract the estimated ping pongs in the fuel tank to fine tune"See full answer

Natalie C. - "I walked through the code for a react.js based tic-tac-toe game written in typescript. The goal was to find ways to improve the code/ suggest improvements. I missed some areas like where state was being updated directly rather than using React's setState. There were issues around clear and maintainable logic, adherence to React best practices."See full answer

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