Interview Questions

Jim T. - "In the end I said number of bookings, but explained how I would get there. I talked about the company's mission first (which I didn't know but guessed it was something about making it easier or more accessible for people to travel) and then talked about a few potential metrics that could fit (bookings, NPS, etc). But in the end I explained that number of bookings is not only tied to their core value proposition, but it also reflected a happy customer base on both sides of the transaction (renter"See full answer

Dewansh Z. - "Clarifying questions: What type of contractors are we considering? Construction, repair, paint, electric etc. assuming there is no specificity here Is it for professional or personal - eg. For enterprises to allocate contract or personal work. Though the end result might work for both but initial go live one assuming for personal work Any specific demography Is it part of any existing meta universe - Facebook marketplace? Why this problem matters? For users: this is one of the difficult"See full answer

Pankhuri T. - "Step - 1 Ask any clarifying questions you'd have Is there any particular reality show that we are talking about? (Assuming "The Great Indian Kapil Sharma Show" for this answer that there is no particular reality show that we are going with rather a general answer) Are we talking about any particular demographics? (Assuming we are going to launch this game globally and for any specific country or city). Step - 2 Apply a Product Design Framework (let's go with CIRCLES) C(Com"See full answer

Pankhuri T. - "Clarifying Questions - Who are we referring to "friends" and "non-friends"? (My assumption is people who we follow and they follow us back are our FRIENDS and people who we just follow, recommendations by Facebook and all other content falls under NON-FRIENDS category, is it right?) Are we doing it putting a certain success metric in our mind? (Assuming none, just to make people's lives easy) Let's use a combination of GAME & 4W1H Framework here to evaluate this question **G"See full answer

Lavanya S. - "To enhance customer adoption of JPMorgan Chase's Payments Developer Portal, I propose a feature called "Guided Onboarding and Custom Integration Paths." Feature Overview Guided Onboarding: A step-by-step onboarding process for new users that includes interactive tutorials, video walkthroughs, and a personalized dashboard based on their needs and use cases. Users can select their business type and goals (e.g., e-commerce, retail, fintech) to receive tailored content and API recomm"See full answer

Dheeraj sai P. - "The traffic congestion is said to be messedup by vehichles on road.While technically it is said to be a server issue or any other.By using some advanced tech I go to solve that."See full answer

Ying T. - "def encode(root): if not root: return [] def dfs(node): if not node: return res.append(node.val) res.append(len(node,children)) for child_node in node.children: dfs(child_node) res = [] dfs(root) return res def decode(arr): if not arr: return None n = len(arr) i = 0 def dfs(val, children_count): if children_count == 0: return Node(val) cur_node = Node(val) cur_node.children = [] for j in range(children_count): nonlocal i i += 2 cur_node.children.append(dfs(arr[i], arr[i"See full answer

Manoj K. - "I fumbled but my answer was along these lines Clarification: Are we talking about ChatGPT page or other ways to use it like API Ans: page When you say improve did you mean usage or monetization Ans: you pick We should pick user experience and usage since better product will enable easier monetization. Assume they monetize based on premium users subscription. Lets talk about users Business users Individual users Focus on business since traffic generated by individuals will not be as mu"See full answer

Khushbu R. - "Let’s say the matrix is m x n (i.e., m rows and n columns). Start from the top-right corner of the matrix. Move left if you see a 1. Move down if you see a 0. Keep track of the row index where you last saw the leftmost 1 — that row has the most 1s. public class MaxOnesRow { public static int rowWithMostOnes(int matrix) { int rows = matrix.length; int cols = matrix[0].length; int maxRowIndex = -1; int j = cols - 1; /"See full answer

R A. - "Company Mission: Make video communication frictionless Product: Zoom is a telecommunications tool used by companies and individuals to interact with one another. It has a freemium business model i.e. it provides some basic features to its users for free and premium features for a subscription. Features: Video and audio interactions. Built-in collaboration features. End-to-end encryption for all meetings. Recording and transcripts. Streamlined calendaring. User Base: "See full answer

Hamzeh J. - "Evaluate how much the issue affects the sprint goal and timeline. If it blocks the main goal, it needs to be prioritized. Discuss the issue with the team. Analyze the root cause of the issue. Is it because of unclear requirements or a design flaw? You may need to re-prioritize tasks. If the issue is serious enough to delay or change the sprint goal, communicate the updates to stakeholders and manage their expectations. Keep an eye on the solution’s progress and adjust your plans a"See full answer

Rajeev K. - "Here's how I'd approach investing that $10 million over the next year and a half. The biggest chunk about $4 million would go straight into our core infrastructure because that's what everything else depends on. We're seeing massive demand for real-time payments, so I'd put $2.5 million into building instant settlement capabilities and integrating with FedNow and RTP rails. The remaining $1.5 million would beef up our platform scalability because we're hitting capacity limits during peak times,"See full answer

Kaitlyn M. - "System architecture diagram. Define API params, responses, tradeoffs between caching and webhooks to update message delivery status."See full answer

Samya S. - "Asked clarifying questions Thought through the motivation (came up with a mission and business model, modeled it on Safeway with agreement from the interviewer User segmentation both by age groups and behavior, then prioritized user group Went through user journey (both physical store and online) to identify pain points Prioritized pain points Came up with 5 solutions Interviewer picked one for me to deep dive. I went into detail on that one. "See full answer

Hidayat E. - "Value of Moving All Customers to the Mobile App Full Monitoring of User Behavior Gain deeper insights into customer preferences and habits. Use data analytics to identify trends, predict needs, and offer personalized solutions. Better Engagement Provide a more interactive and engaging experience compared to traditional channels. Enable gamification, personalized notifications, and targeted campaigns to keep users active. Enhanced Direct Interaction _Leverage"See full answer