"Initial Questions:
1.How many patients do you think you will have in the next 5 years?
Interviewer: Max 1000
In that case we don't have to build a highly scalable system.
2.Will you be carrying out some procedures like xrays, ct scans or will only be doing consultations?
Interviewer: We will be doing minor procedures. Will refer to hospitals for anything major.
3.I see that you mentioned 2 locations. Are there any special billing requirements for each of them?
Interviewer: No
Users:
Fo"
Anirudh G. - "Initial Questions:
1.How many patients do you think you will have in the next 5 years?
Interviewer: Max 1000
In that case we don't have to build a highly scalable system.
2.Will you be carrying out some procedures like xrays, ct scans or will only be doing consultations?
Interviewer: We will be doing minor procedures. Will refer to hospitals for anything major.
3.I see that you mentioned 2 locations. Are there any special billing requirements for each of them?
Interviewer: No
Users:
Fo"See full answer
"Hey, Thanks for the question - it’s a fantastic challenge with real-world impact. Cool so this is the rough backbone structure that we can follow and ofcourse we can add meat later on to it and pivot if required. So here it goes: First would like to lay out the broader mission as to why we are doing this and then some clarification questions and then probably try to segment users via single or different approaches, then will pick which permutation makes sense as the target segment, then ge"
Adarsh S. - "Hey, Thanks for the question - it’s a fantastic challenge with real-world impact. Cool so this is the rough backbone structure that we can follow and ofcourse we can add meat later on to it and pivot if required. So here it goes: First would like to lay out the broader mission as to why we are doing this and then some clarification questions and then probably try to segment users via single or different approaches, then will pick which permutation makes sense as the target segment, then ge"See full answer
"I want to work at Stripe because Stripe has become the industry standard for many businesses and startups in the world. As a CFO I would be proud to work with a leader on a processing market, improving it position with my skills and experience. I will be happy to be a part of this great Team and learn from them."
Stanislav I. - "I want to work at Stripe because Stripe has become the industry standard for many businesses and startups in the world. As a CFO I would be proud to work with a leader on a processing market, improving it position with my skills and experience. I will be happy to be a part of this great Team and learn from them."See full answer
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"I got to play with a VR for the first time a few weeks ago at my friend’s house and I loved it, so this is a really fun question.
Clarifying Questions
Is this something we are looking to create Microsoft or are we a startup company etc? >
Education can refer to elementary, high school, university, or even self-learning (e.g. Udemy). Is there a specific area we want to focus on? << What do y"
Rohan S. - "I got to play with a VR for the first time a few weeks ago at my friend’s house and I loved it, so this is a really fun question.
Clarifying Questions
Is this something we are looking to create Microsoft or are we a startup company etc? >
Education can refer to elementary, high school, university, or even self-learning (e.g. Udemy). Is there a specific area we want to focus on? << What do y"See full answer
"\# Definition for a binary tree node.
class TreeNode:
def init(self, val=0, left=None, right=None):
self.val = val
self.left = left
self.right = right
class Solution:
def maxPathSum(self, root: TreeNode) -> int:
self.max_sum = float('-inf')"
Jerry O. - "\# Definition for a binary tree node.
class TreeNode:
def init(self, val=0, left=None, right=None):
self.val = val
self.left = left
self.right = right
class Solution:
def maxPathSum(self, root: TreeNode) -> int:
self.max_sum = float('-inf')"See full answer
"using a relational database isn't a good choice for this system! we need more availability here than consistency (CAP theorem)"
Anonymous Capybara - "using a relational database isn't a good choice for this system! we need more availability here than consistency (CAP theorem)"See full answer
"The real discussion was very much similar o what exposed at https://www.tryexponent.com/courses/software-engineering/system-design/design-rate-limiter, but - as I commented the video - the real interviewer wasn't so naive to do not forgive the client identification only because IP. I had to introduce glimpses of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowyourcustomer practice, I quoted JWT. I proposed a logical map of id addressing a "deque" of time-stamps of requests, with a threshold for the deque an"
Luca D. - "The real discussion was very much similar o what exposed at https://www.tryexponent.com/courses/software-engineering/system-design/design-rate-limiter, but - as I commented the video - the real interviewer wasn't so naive to do not forgive the client identification only because IP. I had to introduce glimpses of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowyourcustomer practice, I quoted JWT. I proposed a logical map of id addressing a "deque" of time-stamps of requests, with a threshold for the deque an"See full answer
"First, I would operationalize the term "slip" by asking:
What’s slipping — delivery, scope, quality, or decision-making?
Second, I would ask the following questions that help me shape the possible causes for the "slip":
What is important for us in this project delivery: time/quality/scope?
What is the priory of this project? Is it urgent? Do we have a strict customer or other stakeholder commitment?
Is it a big project that involves multiple teams or is only one team involved"
Anastasiia V. - "First, I would operationalize the term "slip" by asking:
What’s slipping — delivery, scope, quality, or decision-making?
Second, I would ask the following questions that help me shape the possible causes for the "slip":
What is important for us in this project delivery: time/quality/scope?
What is the priory of this project? Is it urgent? Do we have a strict customer or other stakeholder commitment?
Is it a big project that involves multiple teams or is only one team involved"See full answer
"Goals (Prod & Safeway)
User Groups:
Shoppers:
College Students
Professionals
Families
Elderly
New customers (not already in the store)
I selected elderly due to trends on the aging population being a significant population in the next decade and it being a group we have the most opportunity as Safeway to support.
Pain Points
**Most likely these customers are buying things in person or someone is purchasing items for them and gettin"
Anonymous Minnow - "Goals (Prod & Safeway)
User Groups:
Shoppers:
College Students
Professionals
Families
Elderly
New customers (not already in the store)
I selected elderly due to trends on the aging population being a significant population in the next decade and it being a group we have the most opportunity as Safeway to support.
Pain Points
**Most likely these customers are buying things in person or someone is purchasing items for them and gettin"See full answer
"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."
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
"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"
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
"SELECT
items.item_category,
SUM(orders.orderquantity) AS totalunitsorderedlast7days
FROM orders
JOIN items
ON orders.itemid = items.itemid
WHERE orders.order_date BETWEEN DATE('now', '-6 days') AND DATE('now')
GROUP BY items.item_category
`"
Salome L. - "SELECT
items.item_category,
SUM(orders.orderquantity) AS totalunitsorderedlast7days
FROM orders
JOIN items
ON orders.itemid = items.itemid
WHERE orders.order_date BETWEEN DATE('now', '-6 days') AND DATE('now')
GROUP BY items.item_category
`"See full answer
"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"
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
"I would begin by asking the following clarifying questions:
Are there any special use cases such as VIP Penthouse access, restricted floors etc?
Do we need to consider safety requirements or other technical constraints such as maximum load/capacity?
If the lobby for the entire hotel located on the ground floor? Can we assume that the majority of the guest amenities are located near the lobby and lower floors?
Can we assume that the passenger controls on the floors are purely directional"
Pathworks P. - "I would begin by asking the following clarifying questions:
Are there any special use cases such as VIP Penthouse access, restricted floors etc?
Do we need to consider safety requirements or other technical constraints such as maximum load/capacity?
If the lobby for the entire hotel located on the ground floor? Can we assume that the majority of the guest amenities are located near the lobby and lower floors?
Can we assume that the passenger controls on the floors are purely directional"See full answer
"CQ:
TikTok is a short-form video platform
Elderly here means older than 65 years age? Retire folks with more leisure time.
Do we currently have elderly viewers and or creators on our current platform?
Mission:
TikTok's mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy.
Strategy:
For elderly, they are retired with more free time to enjoy life and consume entertainment content. The elderly also have lost creativity as they age and we see higher levels of creativity with younger folk"
Tracy C. - "CQ:
TikTok is a short-form video platform
Elderly here means older than 65 years age? Retire folks with more leisure time.
Do we currently have elderly viewers and or creators on our current platform?
Mission:
TikTok's mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy.
Strategy:
For elderly, they are retired with more free time to enjoy life and consume entertainment content. The elderly also have lost creativity as they age and we see higher levels of creativity with younger folk"See full answer
"\>> Amazon Mission & Strategy
\>> Where does Amazon Prime fit into Amazon’s mission?
\>> Analyze Amazon’s positioning thru \Porter’s 5 forces \
\>> Available Options
\\Amazon Mission & Strategy\\
\>> Vision // To be everything store
\>> Jeff Bezos // Your margin is my opportunity
\\Amazon Prime\\
\>> Loyalty program to help increase customer loyalty // CLTV
\>> Fuels Bezos philosophy of \“your margin is my opportunity”\
\>> Amazon Services\: E-Commerce, OTT, Mus"
Sourabh M. - "\>> Amazon Mission & Strategy
\>> Where does Amazon Prime fit into Amazon’s mission?
\>> Analyze Amazon’s positioning thru \Porter’s 5 forces \
\>> Available Options
\\Amazon Mission & Strategy\\
\>> Vision // To be everything store
\>> Jeff Bezos // Your margin is my opportunity
\\Amazon Prime\\
\>> Loyalty program to help increase customer loyalty // CLTV
\>> Fuels Bezos philosophy of \“your margin is my opportunity”\
\>> Amazon Services\: E-Commerce, OTT, Mus"See full answer