Interview Questions

Exponent - "This is one of the core behavioral questions that you should expect to cover in any interview. In particular, it asks you to justify why you want to work at a specific company that you've applied for. There's no right answer for this, however we do recommend you list at least three distinct reasons. Here's an example of what you might say: > Great question! There's so many reasons, but I'll keep it to the three biggest so that I don't just go on and on. Those reasons are:Building an impactful pr"See full answer

Exponent - "This is another Diagnosis problem. To answer this question, we suggest you use our framework (along with the TROPIC method) to be as thorough as possible. The framework is as follows: Ask clarifying questions List potential high level reasons Gather Context (TROPIC)Time Region Other features / products (internal) Platform Industry / Competition Cannibalization Establish a theory of probable cause Test theories Propose solutions Summarize "See full answer

Exponent - "This was a fun question asked recently by Amazon. Let's get to it! This is a Design Question so let's follow the formula: Ask Clarifying Questions Identify user behaviors, types, and pain points State the goal and use cases List current solutions Brainstorm new solutions Evaluate and select solution Measure success Summarize Ask clarifying questions Here we want to clarify scope and make sure we are on the same page as the interview"See full answer

Exponent - "This is a Strategy Question, which asks you to justify high-level business decisions and strategy. There's no set formula, but we recommend proposing at least three different reasons to answer the question. Let's go over one possible solution: > Sure, there are three reasons why Amazon decided to start with books first. Creating niche > The first and most obvious reason is that Amazon wanted to create a niche market for their products at first. By creating a niche in the book space, Amazo"See full answer

Leena M. - "For a fully autonomous car, the car interior is the core of the customer experience since the customer focus is inside of car, not outside of the car. To make this experience superior, we need to consider the aspects that contribute to this- from the perspective of features and quality. Features would include (1) Seating: ample leg room, flexible seating, reclining; massage, heat on seats. (2)Storage: Cup holders- for hot/cold beverages, flexible tilt-able table top for laptop/Ipad display; (3)"See full answer

Gopal D. - "(Like a Rummy Game) There are 3 colors of tiles. Each tile has a number 1-9 on it. So the 27-tile set makes a deck. There are 4 decks. (Total = 108 tiles) Tile Colors = {Red, Black, Green} The tiles could be grouped together in patterns Types of patterns : The three tiles are identical (R2, R2, R2) The three tiles are of same color and sequential (R2, R3, R4). Sequence cannot be overlapping (R8, R9, R1 is not a pattern) Help : Tile Notations - R2 denotes Red tile having num 2 A player"See full answer

Exponent - "This is a Technical question. It tests your ability to understand high level technical concepts. Even though your job won't have any coding involved, you'll still need to understand these concepts. Being able to cover all these topics with clarity communicates confidence in your interviewer. Unfortunately, there's no formula for technical questions, but some general tips are: Use analogies when you can Break your solution into clear, bite-size steps Don't be afraid to use examples to b"See full answer

Indupriya S. - "This was during a Production VM Migration and the the DB crashed.We had to rollback the migration and after a 22 hour migration window present to the customer. At that point, I did not have answers to the WHY very clearly but had to present to the customer. I walked them through the situation and what had happened when the customer responded that they knew what happened but would like to know the why if we are asking for another migration window. I had to walk out of the meeting but on the hind"See full answer