"Context / clarifying questions:
Should I assume this is part of Google company?
Let’s assume yes
Let’s assume we’re building this for Waymo, Google parent company
Self-driving cars industry today
It’s evolving a lot. I do not have much information on the industry but I know Waymo self driving cars are progressing and there are self-driving taxis already running.
Why are we building this and why are we building this now
Mainly to understand if this makes sense to"
Sofiya H. - "Context / clarifying questions:
Should I assume this is part of Google company?
Let’s assume yes
Let’s assume we’re building this for Waymo, Google parent company
Self-driving cars industry today
It’s evolving a lot. I do not have much information on the industry but I know Waymo self driving cars are progressing and there are self-driving taxis already running.
Why are we building this and why are we building this now
Mainly to understand if this makes sense to"See full answer
"Clarifying Q
Is the search traffic meaning # visits clicked through the 'search' button from the homepage(search CTR)? or does this include # pages viewed after the search result pages (search depth)?
Hypothesis
I believe introducing Gen AI as a default feature on the Google's search box will increase #search traffic. I assume the biggest user pain point within current google homepage is that deciding on a keyword for search. Unlike other alternative platforms such as"
Cj K. - "Clarifying Q
Is the search traffic meaning # visits clicked through the 'search' button from the homepage(search CTR)? or does this include # pages viewed after the search result pages (search depth)?
Hypothesis
I believe introducing Gen AI as a default feature on the Google's search box will increase #search traffic. I assume the biggest user pain point within current google homepage is that deciding on a keyword for search. Unlike other alternative platforms such as"See full answer
"Thanks Hozefa for your insights on this. I see that hozefa talks about giving used cases. It would be very helpful if there was an example provided with STAR framework."
Dheeraj D. - "Thanks Hozefa for your insights on this. I see that hozefa talks about giving used cases. It would be very helpful if there was an example provided with STAR framework."See full answer
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"I would start by asking a clarifying question - Is there a specific problem we are trying to solve? I want to get some guidance from the interviewer around the type of answer they're looking for or if there's specific paths they want us to take. Ultimately, I would start by identifying the users and moving through the process by identifying pain points and then potential solutions. It is important to start to get into the details of the solutions and features once pain points have been identifie"
Simer S. - "I would start by asking a clarifying question - Is there a specific problem we are trying to solve? I want to get some guidance from the interviewer around the type of answer they're looking for or if there's specific paths they want us to take. Ultimately, I would start by identifying the users and moving through the process by identifying pain points and then potential solutions. It is important to start to get into the details of the solutions and features once pain points have been identifie"See full answer
"
Before starting to answer let me gather the necessary details before proceeding:
Objectives and Goals\:
"What are the primary objectives of implementing the push notification system? Are we aiming to increase user engagement, drive sales, or provide timely updates?"
Target Audience\:
"Who is the target audience for these push notifications? Are there specific user segments we should focus on?"
Platform and Device Considerations\:
"Which platforms (iOS, Andr"
Mereke D. - "
Before starting to answer let me gather the necessary details before proceeding:
Objectives and Goals\:
"What are the primary objectives of implementing the push notification system? Are we aiming to increase user engagement, drive sales, or provide timely updates?"
Target Audience\:
"Who is the target audience for these push notifications? Are there specific user segments we should focus on?"
Platform and Device Considerations\:
"Which platforms (iOS, Andr"See full answer
"Very helpful! But I have a question: the location of drivers can be changing every minute, so won't reading from location cache returning stale data?"
Linying W. - "Very helpful! But I have a question: the location of drivers can be changing every minute, so won't reading from location cache returning stale data?"See full answer
"First, I would make the following assumptions to solve this question without instant feedback.
Assumptions:
The main use cases for the refrigerator will be to maintain food in the right temperature and will not include making ice cubs or pouring water
The only disability of the user is blindness
Then, I would identify the main flows used when maintaining food refrigerated, which are:
Putting food into the fridge
Taking out food out of the fridge
Within these flow these are som"
Maritza C. - "First, I would make the following assumptions to solve this question without instant feedback.
Assumptions:
The main use cases for the refrigerator will be to maintain food in the right temperature and will not include making ice cubs or pouring water
The only disability of the user is blindness
Then, I would identify the main flows used when maintaining food refrigerated, which are:
Putting food into the fridge
Taking out food out of the fridge
Within these flow these are som"See full answer
"Let's take Google Fitbit as the product and analyze how to identify its competitors.
1. Identify Direct Competitors (Similar Wearables & Smartwatches)
Fitbit is a fitness tracker and smartwatch brand, so direct competitors include:
Apple Watch Series (Apple)
Samsung Galaxy Watch (Samsung)
Garmin Wearables (Garmin)
Amazfit & Zepp (Huami)
Xiaomi Mi Band (Xiaomi)
These brands offer smartwatches or fitness bands with similar health-tracking features.
2. Use Launch Events for Insi"
Rajdeep J. - "Let's take Google Fitbit as the product and analyze how to identify its competitors.
1. Identify Direct Competitors (Similar Wearables & Smartwatches)
Fitbit is a fitness tracker and smartwatch brand, so direct competitors include:
Apple Watch Series (Apple)
Samsung Galaxy Watch (Samsung)
Garmin Wearables (Garmin)
Amazfit & Zepp (Huami)
Xiaomi Mi Band (Xiaomi)
These brands offer smartwatches or fitness bands with similar health-tracking features.
2. Use Launch Events for Insi"See full answer
"The health of the product backlog can be determined by considering the following factors -
Is the product backlog prioritized?
Will each backlog be easily picked up by the engineering team i.e. does it have all the required details such as user story, acceptance criteria, and effort estimates?
No items coming back to the product backlog from the sprint backlog due to incomplete development or bugs
No of items moving to the "Done" state from the product backlog in each sprint
A"
Nimish J. - "The health of the product backlog can be determined by considering the following factors -
Is the product backlog prioritized?
Will each backlog be easily picked up by the engineering team i.e. does it have all the required details such as user story, acceptance criteria, and effort estimates?
No items coming back to the product backlog from the sprint backlog due to incomplete development or bugs
No of items moving to the "Done" state from the product backlog in each sprint
A"See full answer
"Clarify
10X -> usage or revenue
Approach
What is Msft Copilot & key capabilities
Understand the space in which Copilot operates :
Target segments & use-cases serve
Competitors (alternatives)
Leverage microsoft has :
Understand the stack (infra -> application layer) -> leverage
Understand Microsoft ecosystem & leverage we have
Define : 10X growth strategy (for whom -> & what? -> distribution (acquire & retain))
MSft Copilot & key capabilities
Cons"
Neeraj K. - "Clarify
10X -> usage or revenue
Approach
What is Msft Copilot & key capabilities
Understand the space in which Copilot operates :
Target segments & use-cases serve
Competitors (alternatives)
Leverage microsoft has :
Understand the stack (infra -> application layer) -> leverage
Understand Microsoft ecosystem & leverage we have
Define : 10X growth strategy (for whom -> & what? -> distribution (acquire & retain))
MSft Copilot & key capabilities
Cons"See full answer
"INTERVIEWER: Design a communication app for children
ME: GOAL: What are the business goals for this initiative?
INTERVIEWER: Please assume.
ME: Goals could be to* *improve communication skills/ communicate with classmates/friends better/enter a new market/empower children with disability to communicate better/etc.
I’ll assume that the goal here is to enable children to communicate and engage better with their classmates since I have personally seen my niece and nephew (17 a"
Priya T. - "INTERVIEWER: Design a communication app for children
ME: GOAL: What are the business goals for this initiative?
INTERVIEWER: Please assume.
ME: Goals could be to* *improve communication skills/ communicate with classmates/friends better/enter a new market/empower children with disability to communicate better/etc.
I’ll assume that the goal here is to enable children to communicate and engage better with their classmates since I have personally seen my niece and nephew (17 a"See full answer
"I have no idea if this would qualify, but I took a different, rather singular approach. Curious and gracious in advance for any and all feedback. My main question is whether this response goes into enough depth with regards to all the content types that Google Map stores, as I chose to focus uniquely on image storage (but am sure to state that clearly before I began):
Clarifying questions:
global map or US/sectional map? Assume global
storage on a single end-user device? Yes
consider co"
John S. - "I have no idea if this would qualify, but I took a different, rather singular approach. Curious and gracious in advance for any and all feedback. My main question is whether this response goes into enough depth with regards to all the content types that Google Map stores, as I chose to focus uniquely on image storage (but am sure to state that clearly before I began):
Clarifying questions:
global map or US/sectional map? Assume global
storage on a single end-user device? Yes
consider co"See full answer
"Step 1: Define Objectives and Key Metrics
Objectives:
Understand the demand for group video calling.
Assess the potential impact on user engagement.
Identify technical and user experience considerations.
Key Metrics:
Call Frequency: Number of 1:1 calls per user.
Call Duration: Average duration of 1:1 calls.
Call Participants: Identify users who frequently call multiple individuals.
Concurrent Calls: Instances where users are engaged in multiple 1:1 call"
Bhavna S. - "Step 1: Define Objectives and Key Metrics
Objectives:
Understand the demand for group video calling.
Assess the potential impact on user engagement.
Identify technical and user experience considerations.
Key Metrics:
Call Frequency: Number of 1:1 calls per user.
Call Duration: Average duration of 1:1 calls.
Call Participants: Identify users who frequently call multiple individuals.
Concurrent Calls: Instances where users are engaged in multiple 1:1 call"See full answer