Interview Questions

Steven M. - "Clarifying questions: I assume we're focused on the consumer side of this? ** Yes I am assuming post booking begins immediately after booking a ticket and ends when the user leaves the airport at their destination. Does that sound right? ** Yes Goals: United Airlines wants to get its passengers to their destination seamlessly, safely, and on time. Users: I think about user groups in 3 main buckets. 1) 24 hours following booking 2) >24 following booking through 24 hours before boarding "See full answer

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

Elle Z. - " why do we want to improve the DMV? we’re a startup and we want to improve the experience at the DMV what is the DMV? my assumption is that this is for the US only, and is the department of motor vehicles. and this is where folks go to get IDs, register their cars, etc. is that correct or am I missing anything about what the DMV is? is there a timeframe to launch? are there any other constraints that I should be aware of? context: what is the DMV - the DMV is a something of a"See full answer

Kshitij A. - "The question is bit vague (I guess deliberately) so I believe firstly we shall ask questions and resolve ambiguity. Some initial questions could be : 1) Is this one time activity or something that should be done on continuous basis. If continuous basis then at what frequency. 2) How much staleness is acceptable in SYSTEM Y data 3) Are there any limitation in SYSTEM Y and is it fair to assume that we would need some kind of transformation to bring data into SYSTEM Y schema. 4) What kind of vol"See full answer

Saketh reddy S. - "Understanding Reels – What It Is, Who Uses It, and What Problem It Solves What Is Reels? Reels is Meta’s short-form video platform embedded within Instagram and Facebook, designed to capture the rising demand for snackable video content and compete directly with TikTok and YouTube Shorts. Unlike Stories, which focus on temporary sharing, Reels is designed for entertainment, discoverability, and viral trends, making it a crucial driver for user engagement and creator monetization. Who Are the"See full answer

Samujjal P. - "For designing a B2B customer support, I will first make a website with customer support page design, That Page Contains Sign in or Sign up ( Using google, phone number, email, Microsoft account) While Signing up -Fill Details with microsoft account id and other details, After Sign up there will be an option - Request a ticket, Chat to our executive, Call us. Request a Ticket - Filling details of issues you are facing, attachments, contact details, suitable time slot for calling. Chat - Directl"See full answer

Darpan D. - "Clarifying and assumption When we say financial security, are we talking about authentication, fraud detection or money laundering? Assumption: Fraud detection. Focusing specifically on transaction-level fraud. Is this an internal AI implementation or an external third-party service we provide to multiple financial businesses? Assumption: External Third-party AI financial security product. Requirements Need to detect when fraudulent transactions happen. **Detection stra"See full answer

Michael B. - "Problem: Given a modified binary tree, where each node also has a pointer to it's parent, find the first common ancestor of two nodes. Answer: As it happens, the structure that we're looking at is actually a linked list (one pointer up), so the problem is identical to trying to find if two linked lists share a common node. How this works is by stacking the two chains of nodes together so they're the same length. chain1 = node1 chain2= node2 while True: chain1 = chain1.next chain2=chain"See full answer

Michael B. - "Problem: Given an input string txt consisting of alphanumeric characters and the parentheses characters '(' & ')', write a function which removes the minimum number of characters to return a version of the string with properly balanced parenthesis. Answer: You can do this with a counter. Psuedo-Python Start with counter = 0 output = [] Iterate through the string, every time you encounter a '(', increment the counter. Add the character to the output. If you encounter a ')', decrement the coun"See full answer

Basant P. - "In developing a marketing strategy, I begin with comprehensive market research to identify consumer trends, competition, and potential gaps. This includes using tools like Google Analytics to gather insights on customer preferences and behaviors. I then define clear goals for the campaign, such as brand awareness, lead generation, or customer acquisition, and set KPIs to measure success. For instance, during my time at Bahwan International with the Nissan brand, I analyzed customer segments and"See full answer

Basant P. - "When launching a new product at Koovs, I began by conducting a thorough competitor analysis to ensure our pricing strategy was competitive. I then defined the target audience based on demographic and psychographic data. We built a comprehensive multi-channel campaign strategy that included SEO for visibility, targeted SEM ads, and engaging social media content. I used tools like Google Analytics to monitor campaign performance and adjusted our tactics based on the data. For instance, we increase"See full answer