Interview Questions

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

Exponent - "This is an Improve a Product question that's quite specific. Here, we're asking to not only improve Slack, but particularly how they allow collaboration on their platform. Let's first go over the Improve a Product formula: Ask clarifying questions Identify users, behaviors, and pain points State product goal Brainstorm small improvements Brainstorm bolder improvements Measure success Summarize Now, let's begin! Ask clarifying questions"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

Kay T. - "Clarify: Can I assume I’m a PM at Amazon for the wishlist feature? What is the wishlist feature?You can create a wishlist for yourself of items you want to buy later You can create a wishlist for other people you are shopping for (ex. Christmas, birthdays, etc) You can share this wishlist with others How are we defining “improvement”? (I’m assuming I’m responsible for coming up with the definition) Why do we want to improve the wishlist feature in particular? (Again, I’m responsible"See full answer

Joohi M. - "Get an audience with the big player - 1) Talk about the camera tech KPI that your company has improved/ 2) Talk about the technology itself 3) Talk about how it's better than the big player's competitors 4) Show a demo through a few benchmarks 5) Promise the big company that your company will support their product end to end if integrated into their product 6) Try to differentiate on pricing 7) Also show how the big player can win more in the market - maybe more user acquisition, or more engage"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

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

Dragana S. - "People who have integrity"See full answer

Anonymous Muskox - "An operating system like Android Go for low-powered devices. Slimming of application like Google Go or Gmail Go which is focused on the emerging markets. Strategic partnership with local telecom companies to provide free wifi to emerging or markets with low data. For example -> Facebook partnered with JIO in India to make the internet penetration more deep. "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

Abel alejandro H. - "I asked for clairication on what region in the world we were focusing on and I settled on the United States. I asked for clarification on the type of doctors and for what kind of patients and that was left up to me. I landed on any patient looking to find a doctor for "Preventive Medicine" given that the US is hurting on that. The pain points were around expensive/payment methods, access & lacking knowledge to know what kind of doctor is best for each person. I spent too much time here and had l"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

Susheel C. - "I wrote a function to determine if a given number is a power of 2 using logarithms."See full answer

Indranil G. - "Are we also considaring the office buildings or only houses? Both So we know the NYC land area is 1254 sqkm 1 square kilometer = 247.105 acres that means 1254 sqkm will be = 309870 acr ( rounding) So this is total space, in this say living area is 80% that means 80% * 309870 = 247896 acrs In this 60% residential which will be 148738 acrs residential area and rest is 99158 acres are business blocks Menas (148738/247) =602 sq km =602178 sq mtr residential and 401449 sq mtr for busine"See full answer

Saurabh J. - "The algorithm calculates certain metrics like entropy & Gini Impurity. The goal of the decision tree algorithm is to find the most optimal value for these metrics, lowest values for Gini Impurity & Entropy. Once it converges on the minima, it creates a split & grows the branches."See full answer

The_ A. - "The best and average of both the algorithms is same which is O(nlog(n)), but the worst time complexity of QuickSort is O(n^2){a case where all the elements are sorted in opposite to the fashion/order you want} while the worst TC for merge sort remains the same O(nlog(n)). and The SC for QS=O(logn) and MS=O(n)."See full answer