Interview Questions

Uttam R. - "Clarifications ( Assuming this a technical question ) What is the purpose of this News feed ? Do we have a specific platform in mind ( Assumed Android phones ) Focus user group - People who use News feed a lot Business goal - Provide fresh and engaging content. Basic functionalities of news feed: News feed - A space where articles is collated and presented to the user Organise content. Customise news feed based on reading patterns. Push down older content. Keep the reader"See full answer

Yag S. - "I studied Exponent's TinyURL system design video. My interviewer was asking many detailed questions on API design, schema, as well as data required to store. I found system design questions are bit high level instead of depth. I think should have detail design of API, schema and some additional flavors."See full answer

Dr. chantel P. - "Currently, I work in banking fraud detection. Recently, my teammate and myself were asked to assist the Check Deposits team in enhancing their fraud detection ML solution by evaluating new data sources and eliminating past data sources for possible lift. We retrieved data from Hadoop and Netezza databases including deposit transaction data, mobile & computer device, authentication logs, account balance, and customer demographic data. We then created new and recreated old features including tem"See full answer

Anonymous Muskox - "This is a product design question in which we have explored both hardware and software solution I think in this age of advance technology, blind people deserve much more. There are so many beautiful landscapes and sceneries in the world which are totally inaccessible to the blind people. It would be great if we would be able to provide that kind of experience to them. Clarification questions : Shailesh : When we are building camera, so are we thinking of any digital app or the physical"See full answer

Michelle D. - "I'd start by trying to understand the high level north star for Stripe Atlas with respect to Stripe's mission of increasing the GDP of the internet. Example north star: Increase successfully created startups MoM, YoY I'd ask the interviewer to confirm my understanding on the following: Atlas allows entrepreneurs to easily launch their startups within a matter of only a few days from signup to receiving a tax ID. I would take this understanding and understand the input metrics towards the n"See full answer

Tracy M. - "ingestion, processing & storage layer to handle document processing client ->API gateway/entry point->object storage-> queue-> worker-> database data flow: client initiates document upload + status processing API gateway (upload endpoint: authenticates & authorizes request, creates pre-assigned url to upload document); status endpoint object storage - stores uploaded document unstructured data (images, pdfs, docx etc) via preassigned url Message queue to decouple ingestion from proc"See full answer

Pm P. - "Clarification: With kids or without kids? Assuming without With the fuel filled ? Empty Formulae: Outer frame of the school + seats + cushion + inside rods + windows + Engine + motor + other automotive parts + tires Outer frame: Closest proxy : a compact car * 4 = length of the bus Assuming reinforced steel for a car = 2 doors * 200 = 400 pounds One side of the bus = 400* *x 4 x 2 = 3200 pounds two sides = 3200 x 2 = 6400 pounds front and back width = Estimation: 4 people sit in a"See full answer

Hans - "Described a scenario where I joined an established project as an EM Typical medium sized team - 6 devs, 2 testers, PO, PM (part time) Scrum master (very hands off) The product was well established and already being used by circa 30000 single country based users for the companies own products (personal banking capabilities) We were due to go live with a BIG change about 2 months after I joined - this change meant a user could manage multiple personal banking accounts from the 1 interface. We w"See full answer

P K. - "Note: Modifying the question to reflect the storage cost as well. Question: Estimate the cost of storing google photos on the photos app? Clarifying questions: Google photos - an app that syncs automatically to your camera app and uploads photos to Google cloud and reduces the need to store it on your device Cost of 1GB storage $0.002 Time storage cost per year Equation: Cost of storage per year = average cost of storing photos per day x 30 days x 12 months The ave"See full answer

Balaji G. - "My Answer. Please let me know your feedback. I have led many projects throughout my career. So, whenever I lead the project, I first try to clarify the goals and values delivered. For example, I was in charge of Data Analytics projects at my employment at a Startup. The team’s goal was launching the MVP. First, I discussed with the CEO to define the clear goal and scope for each of the projects. Next, I identified all the key stakeholders and received their inputs on the project's different a"See full answer

Hari priya K. - "Smart Lock : Clarifying Questions : Are* we *talking about the locks we use for the doors or locks used for suitcases or study lockers ? "Scope is yours" What do we need by smart ? Are we a company that are already in lock business? - Yes Do we have significant marketshare in lock business ? - Yes Are we trying to address or improve any customer pain point or improve our metric? - "No" Customer Segment : Tech savvy - non tech savvy- Customer buys Old"See full answer

Astro S. - "what is NUC? "See full answer

Alvis F. - "Requirements and Goals Primary Goal:Store key-value pairs in a cache with efficient access (reads/writes). Evict items based on a certain “rank,” which might reflect popularity, frequency, or custom ranking logic. Functional Requirements:Put(key, value, rank): Insert or update a key with the given value and rank. Get(key): Retrieve the value associated with the key if it exists. Evict(): If the cache is at capacity, evict the item with the lowest rank (or according"See full answer

Talles S. - "Me: Thanks for the question. I have a clarifying question, how the actionable data points are arriving? Is it based on direct user feedback or from the iPhone integrated with the Airpod Pro? Interviewer: You can consider both. Me: Ok, let me take a minute to structure my approach. Me: First, I would begin by establishing the types of users of Airpod Pros, and I come up with two: 1) the casual user that goes for a run once in a while or listen to music 1-2 hours a day. 2) the pretty intense"See full answer

Sarabjeet S. - "Goal of YT search is to enable quick access to a video of interest to user. So success for YT search would mean access to videos that interest, and user actually clicks on one or more searched videos to watch them. It also means reduced time searching overall, with high relevance results shown for search string. Actions performed by users are: Goes to the YT site or Mobile app Clicks on the Search window to type Enters search string and presses enter Browses the list, scrolls"See full answer

Daniel L. - "You're the PM for all of Instagram Stories. What is your North Star metric? Meta's Mission: Give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. IG's Mission: To capture and share the world's moments User Types Marketplace / 2-sided ecosystem Creators and the Consumers Metric Categories Adoption Engagement Retention [not pictured]: create a table with 2 columns: Creators and Consumers and 3 rows: Adoption, Engagement, Retention. Talked through and priori"See full answer

Judy W. - "Situation: COVID has impacted everyone's lives, especially small businesses. Earlier this year, during the second lockdown in Malaysia, it was estimated that 50%-70% of small businesses have closed. It got me thinking, beyond the existing training programmes, what can my company do to support small businesses? Task: So, I took the initiative to gather our Comms and Government Affairs team, to work together and explore how we can: 1) meaningfully demonstrate our company's commitment in"See full answer

K v K. - "Not my response, just the Points noted, : Show passion for the work - certifications, competitions, etc., Show the contribution to the Org Has relevant work experience Has the resume been crafted for the job opening and aligns with the job opening Resumes typically get 15-20 seconds for review "See full answer

Manas M. - "Couple of Clarification Questions to be asked are: Aim of the physical product Retention/Encourage Loyalty Attract new customers Collect customer Data outside of the Airbnb ecosystem for better advertising and customer focus User Base of Airbnb Solotravellers - traveling to new places for exploring/solo travel Business Travelers - Lot of business Travelers who own small/medium businesses and book their own travel can choose airbnb Family gr"See full answer