Interview Questions

Malay K. - "For any project based questions, it is important to structure your response clearly, showcasing your thought process, technical skills, problem-solving abilities, and how your work added value. Besides the STAR method, you can also use this kind of framework: 1. Start by selecting a relevant project (related to the role) Give the project background and what specific problem it solved. 2. Align the project's objective and your role Be specific about your role: were you the le"See full answer

Harshit G. - "Great question. My favourite product is YouTube Music. Let's see on what its strategy should be for next year. Clarifying questions No clarifying questions on this as I will be working with my favourite products. I will have few assumptions which I will state out before we proceed. Assumptions Assuming that we need to come up with strategy for YouTube Music app - not considering YouTube as a whole as part of this. I am considering overall audio streaming as the space to come up with the s"See full answer

Anna H. - "Great. I'm going to get started by asking clarification questions for (1) understanding of the gap by assessing current product features for bookings via platform?, (2) brainstorming possible solutions, (3) how to implement solutions, and (4) suggesting metrics to validate solutions towards an increase of bookings Clarification questions & Assumptions: What is customer segment (family/ group/ individual)? In which market? (individual & US market) Should I specifically focus on one of use ca"See full answer

rocketscientist - "I was the PM of a beta product which started to be utilized by a range of users. Although I maintained and communicated a road map that outlined upcoming features at a high level, it wasn't very clear to the users whether certain features were going to be improved, certain low level features were going to be added, or whether these were on our radar at all. We don't have a large team to support call desk or a marketing team. I was having multiple, one of conversations with different users and c"See full answer

BePostive - "For me the answer looks very broad and general. It would be good the reply is relevant and focus good examples using STAR format. Please let me know your views."See full answer

Talles S. - "Me: First, let's design our product and then we will calculate the estimated amount of units sold. Before we begin, is there anything specific about this refrigerator, is this a 'smart refrigerator'? Interviewer: Yes, you can consider this is a smart refrigerator but the overall design is up to you. Me: Thank you, one more question, do we have a specific user in mind? Younger people? Retirees? Interviewer: No, you can select the user base based on your prioritization, but theoretically it cou"See full answer

Aswath B. - "basic drew the diagram"See full answer

Tamil selvan R. - "May I know which tool is being used to draw flow diagram?"See full answer

Arthur Y. - "Clarifying Questions: What are Discovery features on IG? My assumed answer: posts of followers you don’t already follow that you see on the Discovery tab of IG. The posts consist of video clips, IGTV posts, and pics. User can browse through endless scroll of posts, and can filter by category (e.g. sports, comedy, etc.) on the Discovery tab. Exclude IGTV and IG Shopping, which can also be accessed by Discovery tab, and just focus on Discovery of users you don’t already follow as"See full answer

Qusai B. - "Assumption: I’m estimating the minimum number of trains required to fulfil maximum demand I’m including all trains that’s serving NYC Formula: Before I state my formula, I would like to mention a few things I will be calculating the number of trains required to fulfill all demand at the peak time during a workday. I assume peak time lasts for 2 hours I’m assuming that a train takes 2 hours to complete one roundtrip on its route, which means any given train can service rider"See full answer

Ashvini B. - "Clarifying Questions: What's the goal of this feature? I am assuming the goal is to improve the experience. 2) Are we focused on any specific brand? Tesla, Waymo? - I am assuming in general 3) Market - US 4) For the purpose of this question, I am assuming elf-driving cars are fully safe/autonomous and doesn't need any attention from the users to reach from point A to B. Revised problem statement - Design a feature for self-driving cars to improve the experience. User-segments: People who use i"See full answer

Steve Y. - "Define: How is daily post view calculated Isolate Issues: Data issue Time period Geo IOS vs Android vs Web Correlated Metrics in the funnel DAU Time spent/ scrolls Engagement - likes, comments External factors Competitor actions Big events Internal factors Product launch Feature change"See full answer

Christopher K. - "Clarifying/Requirements House hunting is something I'm familiar with as someone who has rented, owned, and invested in the past. When I was looking for a place to live, the stage of where my life plays an important factor in determining how I look for a place. Before I start, I would like to ask some clarifying questions for better context and understanding. Did FB release any app related to house hunting - No, this would be a completely new feature. Will this be a stand-alone or"See full answer

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Anonymous Capybara - "using a relational database isn't a good choice for this system! we need more availability here than consistency (CAP theorem)"See full answer

Ram - "Clarification Are we focusing on building the product on a specific Meta platform (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp), or is this a standalone effort? Is the product digital or physical? Are we targeting internal (employees) or external (customers) users? Are there any specific constraints like funding, resourcing, or geography? 1. Narrowing Down the Problem Awareness and Education: Create tools to increase understanding of climate change and its effects. -"See full answer

devopsjesus - "This was a 60 minute assessment. The clock is ticking and you're being observed by a senior+ level engineer. Be ready to perform for an audience. The implementation for the system gets broken up into three parts: Implement creating accounts and depositing money into an account by ID Implement transferring money with validation to ensure the accounts for the transfer both exist and that the account money is being removed from has enough money in it to perform the transfer Implement find"See full answer

Anonymous Hummingbird - "Clarifying questions: Q: So FB locals is a standalone app that has reviews of local businesses? What is the current state of the product? A: Yes. It recently relaunched and branded. Facebooks mission is to connect people and help them build community, FB local fits into this by using the power of the large social network to surface businesses and events and uses signals such as reviews to build trust and provide value. So its of the utmost importance that the reviews are authentic. Goal: I"See full answer

Eshan P. - "Background A. Objective Lyft has a presence in Toledo, Ohio. At our current revenue per ride of $6, we can match 60% consumers requesting a ride with a driver. Our goal is to maximize net revenues in the next 12 months by figuring out the optimal revenue per ride. B. TLDR Summary · With a target market of (~100K-138K) consumers, on a $25 charge to consumers, Lyft should pay $20.75 to drivers and fix its share at $4.25 to maximize its net revenues over a 12-mont"See full answer

Anonymous Cat - "Good practice video; however, at minute 6:40 in this video, the interviewer confirmed the app version causes no issue! While the final answer was the app version!"See full answer