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  • Slack logoAsked at Slack 

    "Thanks you for sharing insight about the app which I would liek to summarize in 2 structures: functional 2 technical requirement. Requirements: Functional requirement: Able to share messages, siles , and other content like photos, sounds Create groups for conversaion Size: 500 million users, 50m DAU -> 500M active chats daily Files not stored in the system but is can be shared.. Integaration with other APPs Technical requirement: Availability: Can you help me to understand the a"

    Istvan K. - "Thanks you for sharing insight about the app which I would liek to summarize in 2 structures: functional 2 technical requirement. Requirements: Functional requirement: Able to share messages, siles , and other content like photos, sounds Create groups for conversaion Size: 500 million users, 50m DAU -> 500M active chats daily Files not stored in the system but is can be shared.. Integaration with other APPs Technical requirement: Availability: Can you help me to understand the a"See full answer

    System Design
  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
    Video answer for 'How would you initiate a new program from scratch?'
    +67

    "This by far has been the best interview I've seen so far, granted I've watched 15 mock interviews. Great Job!"

    Kell K. - "This by far has been the best interview I've seen so far, granted I've watched 15 mock interviews. Great Job!"See full answer

    Program Sense
    Analytical
    +1 more
  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 

    "1) Have a common goal 2) Have a clear and fair accountability between teams 3) Ensure conflicts are resolved in time on common issues 4) Promote common Brain-storming , problem solving sessions 5) Most important , Have clear and effective communication established and practised"

    Saurabh N. - "1) Have a common goal 2) Have a clear and fair accountability between teams 3) Ensure conflicts are resolved in time on common issues 4) Promote common Brain-storming , problem solving sessions 5) Most important , Have clear and effective communication established and practised"See full answer

    Data Engineer
    Behavioral
    +4 more
  • Slack logoAsked at Slack 

    "Generally during the planning phase, I work with various teams to identify milestones and high level target date based on affinity sizing of the work. Based on that, I build a roadmap and if there are unforeseen issues/risks that may impact our target date, I flag it as a risk. For instance, if the teams are working on a project and there's an issue where a team states they need to extend out their target date and that impacts a dependent team, this will surely change the deliverable date for th"

    Esther S. - "Generally during the planning phase, I work with various teams to identify milestones and high level target date based on affinity sizing of the work. Based on that, I build a roadmap and if there are unforeseen issues/risks that may impact our target date, I flag it as a risk. For instance, if the teams are working on a project and there's an issue where a team states they need to extend out their target date and that impacts a dependent team, this will surely change the deliverable date for th"See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    Program Sense
    +1 more
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  • "During my time at [x], we had the business objective of not only migrating existing but also eventually onboard new customers onto this new and improved product line. The end goal was self-serviceability but it became clear that the experience wasn’t ready for that just yet. At this point, it was known and documented through metrics that customer success managers and customers alike would stall in very predictable areas of the product experience. I took the initiative to audit and qualitatively"

    BC - "During my time at [x], we had the business objective of not only migrating existing but also eventually onboard new customers onto this new and improved product line. The end goal was self-serviceability but it became clear that the experience wasn’t ready for that just yet. At this point, it was known and documented through metrics that customer success managers and customers alike would stall in very predictable areas of the product experience. I took the initiative to audit and qualitatively"See full answer

    Program Sense
    Behavioral
  • Slack logoAsked at Slack 

    "I will ask few clarifying questions to the interviewer: Is there any specific application that we are referring to (assuming B2C website/app) What are we Trading off here (assuming Requirements/Features) I will consider following criteria to prioritize Trade offs: Impact on User experience: In terms of usability, reliability, and efficiency Usability: Ease of Use, Intuitive UI Reliability: Functions as expected and produces desired results, tolerates user mistakes and prevents unauthor"

    Saket S. - "I will ask few clarifying questions to the interviewer: Is there any specific application that we are referring to (assuming B2C website/app) What are we Trading off here (assuming Requirements/Features) I will consider following criteria to prioritize Trade offs: Impact on User experience: In terms of usability, reliability, and efficiency Usability: Ease of Use, Intuitive UI Reliability: Functions as expected and produces desired results, tolerates user mistakes and prevents unauthor"See full answer

    Program Sense
    Behavioral
  • "I enjoy it when a system works effectively and efficiently, but when a process frequently has problems or takes longer than expected, I think that it's a sign there's room for improvement."

    Abdurhman M. - "I enjoy it when a system works effectively and efficiently, but when a process frequently has problems or takes longer than expected, I think that it's a sign there's room for improvement."See full answer

    Behavioral
  • Slack logoAsked at Slack 

    "The only time at work that I feel unhappy, when the work is not achieved to the fullest and because I am used to achieving achievements in any work."

    Mohamed H. - "The only time at work that I feel unhappy, when the work is not achieved to the fullest and because I am used to achieving achievements in any work."See full answer

    Data Scientist
    Behavioral
  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 

    "I will use the following approach for this situation: Understand Current Status of the Program: Program Goals, Schedule, How many teams, what are their deliverables, dependencies between teams Team level view of progress: Through tools like Burn down charts, Gantt charts etc. Identify laggards (lagging teams). Trend analysis for lagging teams: Understand at what point, the decline started. If the decline has started around same time, then following may be the potential issues: -"

    Saket S. - "I will use the following approach for this situation: Understand Current Status of the Program: Program Goals, Schedule, How many teams, what are their deliverables, dependencies between teams Team level view of progress: Through tools like Burn down charts, Gantt charts etc. Identify laggards (lagging teams). Trend analysis for lagging teams: Understand at what point, the decline started. If the decline has started around same time, then following may be the potential issues: -"See full answer

    Engineering Manager
    Program Sense
    +2 more
  • Slack logoAsked at Slack 

    "One time I refuse someone that I can’t help them because I was busy working on my task that required a long time for me to complete it but once I explain to them why I could NOT help them, they totally understand it and then they ask the front desk."

    Amparo L. - "One time I refuse someone that I can’t help them because I was busy working on my task that required a long time for me to complete it but once I explain to them why I could NOT help them, they totally understand it and then they ask the front desk."See full answer

    Technical Program Manager
    Behavioral
  • Mastercard logoAsked at Mastercard 

    "Here are some strategies to mitigate the effects of organizational and architectural dependencies on a team's work. Automation Where possible, automate repetitive tasks, and include appropriate controls to ensure safety. For example, automate deployments, building in all needed safety and compliance checks, and let teams perform the process themselves, rather than having them back up in the Ops team’s queue. Standardize processes Even if you can’t automate a process, make it happen the s"

    Mukul P. - "Here are some strategies to mitigate the effects of organizational and architectural dependencies on a team's work. Automation Where possible, automate repetitive tasks, and include appropriate controls to ensure safety. For example, automate deployments, building in all needed safety and compliance checks, and let teams perform the process themselves, rather than having them back up in the Ops team’s queue. Standardize processes Even if you can’t automate a process, make it happen the s"See full answer

    Program Sense
    Behavioral
  • "In a situation where I feel stressed out, stuck, and lost, I prefer to take a step back and reflect upon what is causing me stress. I list down the factors and try to first acknowledge that it is okay to be stressed, then I try to find the shortest step I could take which is in my control to destress myself.Then I to unravel the problem and find a solution. If need be, I go out and discuss my problem with friends, colleagues and my mentors depending on the nature of the problem. Most importantly"

    Simii V. - "In a situation where I feel stressed out, stuck, and lost, I prefer to take a step back and reflect upon what is causing me stress. I list down the factors and try to first acknowledge that it is okay to be stressed, then I try to find the shortest step I could take which is in my control to destress myself.Then I to unravel the problem and find a solution. If need be, I go out and discuss my problem with friends, colleagues and my mentors depending on the nature of the problem. Most importantly"See full answer

    Behavioral
  • "At Kabuk Style, I found myself managing two major initiatives at the same time both of which had high visibility and were critical to the business. On one side, I was leading the launch of our PCI-compliant HafH Coin Wallet, which required tight coordination with compliance and engineering teams. At the same time, I was overseeing the integration of over 200K+ property listings through global partners like SiteMinder and Hotelbeds. These projects had overlapping timelines, limited engineering"

    Rajeev K. - "At Kabuk Style, I found myself managing two major initiatives at the same time both of which had high visibility and were critical to the business. On one side, I was leading the launch of our PCI-compliant HafH Coin Wallet, which required tight coordination with compliance and engineering teams. At the same time, I was overseeing the integration of over 200K+ property listings through global partners like SiteMinder and Hotelbeds. These projects had overlapping timelines, limited engineering"See full answer

    Behavioral
  • Mastercard logoAsked at Mastercard 

    "Communication to stakeholders and replan with the early delay identified and also ensure the root cause is done as to why delay has happened."

    Pradeep S. - "Communication to stakeholders and replan with the early delay identified and also ensure the root cause is done as to why delay has happened."See full answer

    Program Sense
    Behavioral
  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
    +3

    "In my role as a Product Owner, I was developing a platform for a logistics company. As a PO and that too of a digital agency, my work was mostly before-end-to-after-end, it would start from pitching, strategy, product management, launch, funding deck prep. In mid of the product management cycle, the client starts adding pressure to deliver way before the deadline, as they had found the PE firm that conceptually was ready to start funding discussion, since this was not scoped before the start,"

    Umang S. - "In my role as a Product Owner, I was developing a platform for a logistics company. As a PO and that too of a digital agency, my work was mostly before-end-to-after-end, it would start from pitching, strategy, product management, launch, funding deck prep. In mid of the product management cycle, the client starts adding pressure to deliver way before the deadline, as they had found the PE firm that conceptually was ready to start funding discussion, since this was not scoped before the start,"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
  • Google logoAsked at Google 

    "Solving current problems by considering what would have happened if the past had been slightly different."

    Abdurhman M. - "Solving current problems by considering what would have happened if the past had been slightly different."See full answer

    Behavioral
    Technical
  • +2

    "I would understand the real cause of it. Is it really a time issue or motivation issue or skill issue. If we know the actual root cause, we can better deal with it accordingly. If it is a time issue, I would understand the work done by the team and related impact. Influence them to work on high impact work. If their work is also equally important, I would offer help from my team to heavy lift and they can just guide my team. I would partner with respective team owner to get more resources for f"

    Deepak S. - "I would understand the real cause of it. Is it really a time issue or motivation issue or skill issue. If we know the actual root cause, we can better deal with it accordingly. If it is a time issue, I would understand the work done by the team and related impact. Influence them to work on high impact work. If their work is also equally important, I would offer help from my team to heavy lift and they can just guide my team. I would partner with respective team owner to get more resources for f"See full answer

    Program Sense
    Behavioral
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    +1

    "MTBF is Mean time between failures. This is measured to figure out how reliable a system is by what is the gap between 2 failures. (Total time elapsed- Down time)/No of failures"

    Kavya C. - "MTBF is Mean time between failures. This is measured to figure out how reliable a system is by what is the gap between 2 failures. (Total time elapsed- Down time)/No of failures"See full answer

    System Design
    Technical
  • Unilever logoAsked at Unilever 

    "Alright kiddo, imagine you have a big box of LEGO bricks. Each brick is like a tiny tool that helps you build something special. Now, think about a game you love to play on your computer or phone. The people who make those games want to help other people make things that work with their games, like new levels or characters. So, they create something called an "SDK," which stands for "Software Development Kit." This is like a special set of LEGO bricks and instructions that they share with other"

    Srilaxmi C. - "Alright kiddo, imagine you have a big box of LEGO bricks. Each brick is like a tiny tool that helps you build something special. Now, think about a game you love to play on your computer or phone. The people who make those games want to help other people make things that work with their games, like new levels or characters. So, they create something called an "SDK," which stands for "Software Development Kit." This is like a special set of LEGO bricks and instructions that they share with other"See full answer

    Technical
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