Interview Questions

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

Dinesh K. - "Zomato - Great selection of restaurants to order food from . Google Maps - De facto app to know more about stores , landmarks , traffic . Google Pay - Payments using UPI"See full answer

Matan S. - "How would you improve Robinhood? Robinhood. I started to use Robinhood when I first got a job after grad school. I started using it as a tool to do no fees investment. Recently this year, I began to use their high-yield saving account to make money on my non-investment funds. Robinhood's mission is to democratize finance for all. To make investing accessible, friendly, and understandable to newcomers and experts alike. How would I improve it? Robinhood makes money from a few different channel"See full answer

Kakooza R. - "I remain in market no matter what comes my way"See full answer

Dewi A. - "Firs I am going to look over if the usability dropped are occurred across platform (if the tools can be accessed from multiple platform), if the dropped are only happened in one platform, then we need to fix supporting technology of the tools. If the dropped are happening across platform then I am going to check tracking metrics of the tools. Following are metrics that I am going to consider: Tools Usability - See if the tools are functioning well to accommodate user action; If it turns out"See full answer

T I. - "This is due to sticky sessions. The load balancer is not correctly configured with sticky session option. It is likely the servers were storing session data on the server themselves (in-memory), and thus when user makes a request, the load balancer routes this to a different server than the one they started with, that second server may not recognise the user's session. This could prompt the user to log in again. One way to resolve this, is to use a centralised session storage, something like"See full answer

Lee F. - "If this is not a project, we should first establish a memorandum of understanding that gives us a sense of their availability, skills, minimum and maximum levels of support, and other parameters that would govern their involvement. With a project in hand, the same understandings need to be achieved or renewed before project commitment to see if tech/DS can fulfill the need. You owe it to your partners to provide them with as much clarity about the project as you can: its goals, scope and deadlin"See full answer

Nishtha - "How much does the Empire State Building weigh? I will estimate the weight of the Empire State Building using a structured approach. I’ll start with clarifying questions, define an equation, make reasonable assumptions, perform calculations, and address trade-offs and potential errors. Clarifying Questions To refine the scope, I considered: How many floors does the Empire State Building have? What is the area per floor? What materials are used (e.g., steel, concrete)"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

Shoaib H. - "Clarifying questions: Company What kind of company are we? Tech giants like Google/FB, Watch manufacturers like TISSOT, Rolex, etc. Assume you are a startup that has recently raised a decent amount of funding. Is there any particular Geography in mind? Or let’s assume it to be the US for the sake of the case statement. Are there any constraints related to budget time? Let’s assume no constraints. and competition Product: What do you mean by smart alarm clock here? _A clock that tell"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

Guru M. - "I have softened recruited people through LinkedIn. People from LinkedIn are more than happy to share their feedback on new products and features and to my surprise, I also saved a lot of company money on recruiting through services and offered Amazon vouchers to participants instead."See full answer

Nithin G. - "So the question started of with strategy on how we should approach this followed with metrics to monitor"See full answer