Interview Questions

Mayank M. - "Clarifying questions- Are we considering only the viewing + upload or all the services like ads, payouts etc? -- only streaming + uploads. Are we considering any specific platform like App, website or everything? --- All. Are we talking about just the tech part or should we consider the ops cost as well? ---consider everything. High level equation- Since we want to calculate the cost of running youtube for a day , we need to consider the following verticals- **Vide"See full answer

Chelsea F. - "Questions: Clarify: High school = grades 9-12? So roughly ages 15-18 (4 years)? Are we talking about all high-school aged kids, or kids who actually attend HS? Do we count home schoolers? Drop outs? Assumptions: Let's assume we're estimating the number of children in the U.S. who are enrolled in/attend HS Assuming a uniform distribution of the population across ages Approach: U.S. Population = 300m Average lifespan = 80 years 4 years represented by HS age = 5% of the populati"See full answer

K N. - "Assumptions Contact lens camera is launched only in the US Ages most likely to benefit 20-60 Doesn't work with prescription i.e. people who have prescription glasses/contact lens are not the target market Can't be worn all the time max of 10 hours. Capturing video via contact lens means people have to stare at things uninterrupted. Assuming, no that video stops the moment people close their eyelids video length will be limited to maximum staring"See full answer

Ben G. - "Situation - A time I saw a peer struggling was while I was at Google working in Mountain View. A fellow colleague of mine was consistently not meeting standards in his performance reviews and wasn’t sure why. He was upset because Google was his dream company and he wasn’t sure how to improve based on his feedback. Task - I was tasked to design a based VUI framework for our discovery space on smart displays. This colleague was acting as the VUI lead for the project while I acted as t"See full answer

R K. - "Clarifying questions: Can we pick any business product across CapOne spectrum? any preference? - Assume pick any Are there any specific geographies you'd like to focus on? Are there any specific customer segments you'd like to focus on? Are you able to provide any information on the market/competitive analysis? Or I can just make reasonable assumptions along the way. Confirming we care about revenue? not profit per customer? Lay out the framework: I'd like to focus on the followi"See full answer

Abhinav C. - "Clarifying Questions Is it for a specific museum or any museum? To start with for a specific museum , we can expand to more museums Which region? Lets say a museum in UK, US or Europe any specific problem you want to solve? nothing specific What is the objective or goal of the app? You can choose Goal : To enhance the experience of visiting the museum and increase footfall in the long run through word of mouth / referrals Users : Museum Visitors Painpoints / Use Cases :- 1) For l"See full answer

Dhruv M. - "During my internship at Econalytica Solutions, I was assigned to help improve internal reporting for the procurement team. The department wanted more dynamic insights but didn’t have the budget for premium BI tools or new software licenses. My task was to enhance reporting and analytics capabilities using only the tools already available, primarily Excel, while still delivering insights that would support decision-making. I got creative by using advanced Excel features like Power Query, pivot ta"See full answer

Srinivas P. - "Assume you have a talking toy that can record voice. Machine learning is this magic that you could use to make this toy really useful for yourself. For a week - talk to this toy about your favorite color, favorite breakfast, what kind of weather you like, so on. The following week you could ask questions like today's weather is so and so - what breakfast should I have? , when should I plan a play date with my friends etc.."See full answer

Adib M. - "Useful article on API migration https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/tips-successful-api-migration-pooja-nihalani/"See full answer

Priyanka D. - "Spotify is a music application that allows users to listen to music, create their own playlists, share songs, recommend songs based on their listening patterns etc. Clarifying questions: Goal - Improve engagement and provide blind people with a platform to listen to music as they miss out on a lot of aspects of life. The main idea is to promote more inclusivity Same app or different - Same app Time or resource constraints: No Spotify has music creators and music listeners who are we"See full answer

DM - "Situation - I had 2 projects in hand. 1st - My primary project under my direct line manager, and 2nd - Under a dotted line manager. I committed to my 2nd project based on my assumptions and planning of the primary project's scope & timelines. For both these projects, I was the key resource. Unfortunately, we got some new findings in my first project, and it happened to be a case where management made an overcommitment to our business without gauging the assumptions correctly. This put pressu"See full answer

Shruti S. - "I do not think Facebook should remove the mandatory picture. As long as users get to choose who can see their pictures its a win win. eg: if i am sending out a request to anyone ( the picture is visible) - but when i am getting a request i can choose to be visible vs. invisible.. The pictures definitely should now be watermarked in a manner that AI cannot replicate it. giving a sense of security to users. Many might want to use this version for friends who are not on their friend list. For m"See full answer

Samarth S. - "Before we jump into discussion , few Qs which come to my mind in order to narrow the scope are: What kind of security system we are thinking . What do we want to achieve? Is there any biz goal in mind. What security related pain points are we trying to solve. What is the kind of hotel - is it a vacation rental , standalone hotel, highway motel, big chain resorts? What are the current systems being used. I think most of hotels have closed circuit cameras , fire alarms installed in"See full answer

Preyas J. - "Let's apply Porter's Five Forces model to Amazon's business. All of these are my personal opinions. Industry Rivalry - There's a continuous rivalry in the ecommerce space with each rival trying to focus on specific aspect's of Amazon's business. Walmart (price, convenience), Google Shopping (relevancy, search), Shopify (brand trust, direct buying), eBay (antiques, used, shipping), Facebook Marketplace (buy from 3P sellers). Threat of new entrants - Amazon continuously faces threa"See full answer

Malay K. - "While answering such a question, it is important to focus on personal growth, learning, and how the experience improved your teamwork. You want to demonstrate self-awareness, humility, and an ability to adapt. I had this experience while working on a cross-functional project that involved collaboration between the engineering and marketing teams. In the interview, I shared a story when I misjudged someone and showed unconscious bias towards due their gender, ethnicity or age. It was embarrassin"See full answer

Tanu M. - "Clarifying Questions : Am I the PM at google ? Yes, For which country Airport are we designing this? Lets assume its a new product so we will design it for the US airports and later expand to other countries. GTM : When do we need to launch this product? Do we have any time constraints ? Lets assume one year I am assuming why google wants to enter in this space is because it is an untapped market and google can revolutionize the market with some of the most emerging tehnologies by e"See full answer

John F. - "During the course of my career, I have had the opportunity to fill a variety of roles. I’ve been a business analyst, a consultant, a project manager, a scrum master, a product owner, and a product manager. Each of these has had aspects that I have enjoyed. There are a few that standout though over everything else. First is that I have a passion for working with people. In each of these roles, my favorite part was always working with a diverse range of individuals from various levels of the orga"See full answer

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