Interview Questions

Aniket A. - "Clarification: Is it consumer facing or business? -- consumer Launch is global or regional? -- global Is this full blown launch or beta release? -- full blown What goal does this app serve? How is it aligned with the company goals? -- AI Chatbot Can you explain the strategic importance of the app? -- gain market share; compete with other players who are already ahead in the market Do we have any data around potential customers/TAM with this app? -- billions of users "See full answer

Disha - "TikTok → short-form video platform where users share, post, comment, and like each other’s videos Clarifying Questions Define Active → Users who are opening the app at least once a day for a particular duration say 1 min Geography? Consider India for this case Is the source/BI Tool where we saw the drop valid enough? TikTok is both on the app as well as browser - Where are we seeing the drop? Is there a particular platform wherein we are seeing the drop? Android or iOS New"See full answer

Ammro H. - "Clarifying questions: What do we mean by a video conferencing app? Zoom or Messenger? A: More like Zoom Is the app for B2B users or C2C users? A: Dealer's choice What stage is this app at? Early-stage or has been in the market for a while? A: Current Player This question will help decide if you will focus on Adoption or Engagement and retention... Is there a specific market or user group we need to focus on? A: Dealer's choice Is it a paid or free service? A: Both The structure"See full answer

Manu S. - " Attributes of a good Product strategy: Good product strategy builds upon the company’s existing advantages (companion products, distribution channels, partner relationships, etc.). Good product strategy clearly identifies target customer segments and non-target segments. Good product strategy identifies leading and lagging indicators of success, whether they are metrics or milestones. Take both top down and bottom-up approach to formulate your strategy. Use top down to bring alignme"See full answer

Pramod S. - "Engineering Managers (EMs) juggle multiple responsibilities, which can vary significantly depending on the company, team, and organizational needs. One of the most critical skills for an EM is strategic thinking. This includes setting a clear vision for the team, participating in roadmap planning meetings, and crafting actionable roadmaps to guide the team toward its goals. In addition to strategic thinking, an EM must excel in three key areas: People Management: This involves ensuring te"See full answer

Anonymous Muskox - "Clarification Questions Understanding of Netflix -> clarification Clarification regarding the meaning of logged into the platform -> not coming back or they are logged out From how long they we been seeing this issue and is this issue gradual? Which demography or geography are we talking about? The metrics which we are tracking are actually working or not? Internal Factors Any infrastructure problem, frequently "App not responding" or frequently auto log out? Any pa"See full answer

Maria T. - "Clarifying questions: Will it be a separate app of Google maps or integrated into an existing one? Let's say it will be integrated into an existing app. Which disabilities users have? Any of your choice. For which audience are we building this product? Any exact geo, age, gender? Any of your choice. How many resources we have? Any timeline for the product to be launched? Need to launch a product in a year and any resources required. Google's mission is to organize the world's"See full answer

K v K. - "Not my response, just the Points noted, : Show passion for the work - certifications, competitions, etc., Show the contribution to the Org Has relevant work experience Has the resume been crafted for the job opening and aligns with the job opening Resumes typically get 15-20 seconds for review "See full answer

Alfredo M. - "First, I'd like to ask some clarifying questions and try to narrow down the scope of this question. Among them I would like to ask: Are we looking to optimize for a specific goal or metric? Eg: we want more users/queries or are we looking to increase revenue? Are we testing over a specific aspect of Bing? EG: UI, search quality results, recommendation engine, etc. Duration and size of the test. Available resources or constraints (teams, technology, budget) Now, to ass"See full answer

Anonymous Possum - "The unique id is not clear in this question"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

Eshaa D. - "Design an accessible alternative to airport lounges. Clarifying questions: Is this global international airports or only US focused? - US to start Goal: To provide travelers a more accessible and comfortable travel experience. Users: Disabled / elderly travelers – need physical accessibility and sensory-friendly environments Families with kids Economy travelers – can’t access lounges but still want rest, Wi-Fi, and clean spaces. Business travelers – want work pods, reliabl"See full answer

Mahima M. - "class Solution: def lengthOfLIS(self, nums: List[int]) -> int: temp = [nums[0]] for num in nums: if temp[-1]< num: temp.append(num) else: index = bisect_left(temp,num) temp[index] = num return len(temp) "See full answer

Deric C. - "Clarification/Problem What is the timeline that we're working with? (You Choose) What is the criteria for how you'd define an improvement or success? (You Choose) Is there a specific area of the DMV experience that you want me to improve? (No) Are we thinking about this from the perspective of the DMV? (Yes) What is the market that we should be thinking about or focusing on? (US) Business Objective The DMV has a couple of key goals: To help uniquely identify which vehi"See full answer

Himanshu G. - "To model ROI for a product launch, the first step is to define the timeline you're targeting Example 6 months post-launch, 1 year, or even 5 years. Tip: Start with a 1-year ROI projection to estimate near-term returns, and build a 3-year projection to evaluate growth and scalability. ROI is essentially the net return over that period: Profit=Revenue (within timeline)−Total Cost (from project start) Total Cost includes both fixed and variable costs incurred since t"See full answer