Interview Questions

Stanley Y. - "First of all, stack and heap memory are abstraction on top of the hardware by the compiler. The hardware is not aware of stack and heap memory. There is only a single piece of memory that a program has access to. The compiler creates the concepts of stack and heap memory to run the programs efficiently. Programs use stack memory to store local variables and a few important register values such as frame pointer and return address for program counter. This makes it easier for the compiler to gene"See full answer

Amit A. - "When I look to join a company, I think of long term association. Hence, I put a lot of focus on the team that I am going to work with, the culture, the value that I will add to the company & the opportunities for me to learn & grow. Microsoft is one of the pioneers in the tech industry touching the lives of many corporate and consumer clients and helping them to achieve more. To answer your question specifically, i would say -: Microsoft will provide me a platform to work with some of the sma"See full answer

Ben G. - "Situation - A time I had to think “outside of the box” was while I was at Google working on hotel solutions for smart displays. Smart displays are mutli-modal meaning they accommodate both touch and voice. I was given the task of leading the effort of scaling a new third party solution on top of our existing first party design system. However, the pandemic caused an unfortunate turn of events in that the needs of guests changed drastically and now needed a much more voice forward solution for"See full answer

Mayank S. - "[2:53 pm, 02/12/2021] Mayank: Before we deep dive into brainstorming the solution I go ahead and make few assumptions for clarifying questions: Step-1- Framing a problem 🎯Why users go to gym? To relieve stress by doing exercise To maintain their body To reduce their weight To remain active To make good physique 🎯Who goes to gym? Couples Group of friends Individuals Here we are trying to design high tech gym so it means we are looking to create good experience-and"See full answer

Sid S. - "· Scoping the problem: · What kind of aeroplane - wide / narrow body, single/double deck. Assume normal domestic US plane with about 150 seating capacity Will the plane be empty(no passengers or luggage) - assume yes Will we only fill the cockpit, passenger area and cargo hold or do we need to consider wings, engines, etc - assume no We will consider the theoretical limit and ignore any inefficiencies in arranging the balls Breaking the problem down: Considering the interior o"See full answer

D I. - "Is this considered to be a passing answer for a Google interview? Seems very basic and shallow, but hey.. Train the model on what? How do you label something as bullying or not. Seems like it's a classification problem, or personalization problem. Also remedying in the problem was very weak."See full answer

Apurv W. - "Clarify: Understanding of wallets an UPI What is failure rate here? - transaction failed Is it real time failure or successful on front end but failed in backend - assuming it is front end, real time failure. Have other related products/features experienced the same change? Diagnose (impact, significance) Failure rate = assuming it is significantly increasing Impact = customer lifetime value, # of bookings, Avg order value and satisfaction too. Users & value Seller = Revenue "See full answer

Gabriel R. - "Thanks! First let me ask some clarifying questions: Do you mean mobile app? TV app? I will assume mobile and TV included. When I'm playing the role of the CEO, should I consider their current business' state? Yes I should. Is there a goal I should aim for as CEO? Yes we want to maximize retention on our app. My favorite 3 apps are: Google Translate Collectr Peloton I love these app because they help me out tremendously weekly! Google Translate is a free a"See full answer

Hari S. - "Clarifying questions: Is this a standalone product or a Meta integrated product? Which region is this for? US or another region or global? Is this for a county run library or a more informal group community library? Assumptions: It's a meta integrated product US based system group run community library Let's see if a lending library fits into Meta's company mission to build community and bring people closer together. Yes, a lending library does build community by helping peop"See full answer

Manish G. - "When the COVID influx started to flow through hospitals, there were a lot of questions and no time to find solutions. So we set up a command center to manage the flow of issues, triaged them appropriately, and mobilized teams to find quick resolutions. We had to escalate quickly and effectively to find quick resolutions. The team had to rotate the leadership of the command center to avoid burnout due to working round the clock and in unconventional ways to manage the workload. For example, we ha"See full answer

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

Vaishnavi T. - "During my time as a Product Manager, we were preparing for a major product release with a tight deadline and discovered that implementing both a new feature and crucial performance improvements wasn't feasible within the timeframe. So, I organized a meeting with stakeholders to assess the impact of each option. We analyzed user data, projected ROI, and considered long-term product strategy. Ultimately, I decided to prioritize the performance improvements. As a result, the product launched on tim"See full answer

Unicorn 2. - "I would ask what are the currently supported modes of transport. Assuming cars, luxury cars, transit. Bike and scooter is off limits. Also assuming Lyft is available only in the US currently. Then I would start off with the Goal. Why does Lyft want to launch a new mode of transport. Assuming possible reasons in order of priority: 1) To gain market share 2) To gain new users (riders/drivers) 3) Improve experience of users (riders/drivers) Do we have restrictions on country that we can l"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

Tanu M. - "I always look at the project from three angles, Scope, Schedule, and Cost. To measure the success of the project we also have to look at the other factors, other than the scope, schedule and cost. Here are some of the factors I look at while measuring the success : Metrics : While defining the Goal of the program, we also define the metrics. To assess whether the goal is getting achieved or not, we need to measure the metrics i.e whether the metrics of the program are getting hit or not. For e"See full answer