Interview Questions

Harish K. - "Swiggy could implement to increase the average order value (AOV) on its platform: 1. Smart Recommendations and Upselling: Personalized suggestions: Leverage data to recommend items based on past orders, popular choices, and trending items in the user's area. Upselling prompts: When a user adds an item to their cart, suggest related or higher-value items (e.g., "Would you like to add a side of fries with that?" or "Upgrade to a large for just ₹X more"). Bundle deals: Offer c"See full answer

Exponent - "This is a classic Strategy Question, which asks you to justify high-level business decisions and strategy. With many acquisition strategy questions, we can first look at core competencies and synergies before offering more complex reasoning. > Google acquired Fitbit in 2019 for over $2 billion. Here are some reasons why:More data > Integrations with Google Health > Owning more hardware > Future wearable tech integrations > Prevent a competitive acquisition > I'll go into detail about each. F"See full answer

Prashant B. - "Anonymity breeds honest & trustworthy responses. Readers find this relatable and feel motivated to share their story - which kicks off the UGC flywheel."See full answer

Alessandra L. - "My answer followed the framework: Users -> Goals -> Main Tasks -> Requirements -> Design -> Implementation -> Launch"See full answer

Exponent - "Although it's not totally obvious, this is a Strategy Question, which asks you to justify business decisions at a high level. First, let's provide a few reasons why Display Ads are bad, and then propose an alternative solution. > There are a few reasons why display ads are a bad idea. I'll go into them in-depth shortly, but in summary, display ads degrade the user experience and monetize poorly, which has all sorts of cascading effects. Loss of control > Typically, display ads are run thr"See full answer

Rohit K. - "First, let's align the Airbnb homepage with Airbnb's mission. Airbnb's mission is to "create a world where anyone can belong anywhere by providing healthy travel that is local, authentic, diverse, inclusive and sustainable." The homepage serves as the primary entry point for both potential guests and hosts, setting the stage for their journey and embodying this mission. Now, for the goals of Airbnb homepage, we can consider different aspects like awareness, engagement, and ultimately, driving bo"See full answer

Shahid K. - "Asked clarifying questions, this was similar to box. Took a minute to gather thoughts. Came up with a structured approach. Focused on use cases, prioritized it. They wanted to focus on security aspects, MFA, simultaneous read/write operations, etc."See full answer

Exponent - "This is another 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"See full answer