Interview Questions

Amruta P. - "Couple of clarifying questions here before I begin. Is my assumption right that we would like to prioritize requests/features? Do we have any specific constraints to consider before we move ahead. as in resourcing constraints, schedule or budget constraints or should we just factor in as part of our overall approach, if not then General approach for prioritization: Understand the business objectives and see if the features aligns with the business objectives. The features that have the h"See full answer

R K. - "Assumptions and clarifying Questions 1 - This will be a feature within the existing FB App and would utilize existing features - YES 2 - What is the goal of this new feature - User acquisition & increase engagement 3 -Is this feature around playing sports or watching sports - Playing 4 - Any specific geography to target - US 5 - Both mobile and desktop platforms - YES 6 - Any specific demographic to target - You choose 7 - Any constraints around go to market - 6 months 8 - Any other"See full answer

G. D. - "It's possible the Onboarding Flow is fine as it is - but I would do some initial hands-on exploring. I would go through the boarding steps myself. Re-Visit the flow with a clean perspective. Take notes on Pros & Cons. Things I liked. Things I didn't like. Create a table. Brainstrorm some UI / UX / Flow features that could use some improvement. If my simple analysis warranted some more exploration - I would do an informal survey with my immediate internal colleagues - and possibly even my tight"See full answer

Satish murthy D. - "It is very easy to shy away and not make a decision because you might feel the right information is not there to make a decision While dealing with ambiguity it is essential to remain Calm. And Establish what it is you want to achieve by asking a lot of questions to the necessary stakeholders Access the risk, analyze the data at hand, ask the right questions, and be very clear and concise in decision-making"See full answer

M N. - "Why do we want to build an ad platform? Should we discuss if we should/should not do this? Or have we decided? Let's say we decided. Now what's the goal of ad platform? Additional revenue stream. We need to make sure the ads we show don't distract our users from the core product but help our users with their financial needs through relevant advertisements. It might not be a bad idea to monetize the 13M users as long as we're connecting them with the right brands/services. Now let's look at the"See full answer

Nouna J. - "If this question was for a product manager; I would approach it as I don't really know how actually these vehicles work. I will try to simplify the concept and answer questions like why autonomous vehicles are exists and what is the purpose of them. Autonomous vehicle is a vehicle can do some actions on behalf on a human and as main reason is to increase the safety, so to come up into how they work, I should identify the main actions that human does and prioritize it based on what they may"See full answer

Anonymous Crayfish - "Let me tell you about a time when I solved a problem at my previous company (one of the top 10 Fortune 500 companies). This was an internship and I was coming with almost 2 years of experience and 2 semesters of my graduate program. My experiences have mostly been theoretical or with startups. I've never solved problems at scale. The first week at this team was slow and relaxed, it was just onboarding. The real work started from the 2nd week when I felt like I was pushed into the ocean with n"See full answer

Anonymous Owl - "def validateIP(ip): """ @param ip: str @return: bool """ \# ip needs to be in X.X.X.X \# X is from 0 to 255 \# split the ip at "." split = ip.split('.') if (len(split) != 4): return False for number in split: if (int(number) 255): return False return True"See full answer

Mukul P. - "Here are some strategies to mitigate the effects of organizational and architectural dependencies on a team's work. Automation Where possible, automate repetitive tasks, and include appropriate controls to ensure safety. For example, automate deployments, building in all needed safety and compliance checks, and let teams perform the process themselves, rather than having them back up in the Ops team’s queue. Standardize processes Even if you can’t automate a process, make it happen the s"See full answer

Anonymous Koala - "Google mission==>organize world info and make it accessible to user Monetize from Ad revenue, enterprise productivity service, Developers Google glass provides==>smart  virtual screen , hands free voice commands activated glass for for $1000+. Fits in google mission If google is to launch google glass the key metrics of success would be Number of glasses purchase Usage in term of google search, texts, play video, take picture other activities performed Previous pitfalls "See full answer

Anonymous Cheetah - "First profile the URL/Webpage to see which components are limiting/blocking the loading of Web page. Based on the observation, identify if it is the latency, server, network or the sheer number of elements that make up the page. Accordingly plan the optimization strategy."See full answer

Anonymous Kingfisher - "The interviewer focused on the data models and steered the conversation there from the beginning. He had a specific design in mind and I just wasn't hitting it. He also wanted details on how I would implement the logic for splitting users into variants. I would recommend reading the LinkedIn blog on their AB Test system design."See full answer

Priti S. - "T launch the Copilot Plus feature for Surface, follow these steps: Define Value Proposition: Highlight AI-driven enhancements for productivity, creativity, and collaboration tailored to Surface users. Target Audience: Focus on professionals, creators, and students with specific use cases. Product Development: Ensure seamless integration with Surface hardware (touchscreen, Pen) and leverage Azure AI for unique functionalities. Marketing Strategy: Build excitement with teasers, influencer partner"See full answer

Sampada J. - "Clarifying question- Current pricing model at lyft? So there is already some kind of dynamic pricing happening at lyft as depending on different factors like distance, driver availability, time of day, seasonality etc. the prices would change Hypothesis- I want to focus on real-time dynamic pricing. What I mean by that is that I want to have another option while booking a ride on lyft where the price for the ride is not shown upfront as the user is booking. Instead this option would basica"See full answer

Priyank S. - "To clarify are we looking to build this product within FB app or standalone – standalone Can I assume I can build for US as mvp and then we can roll it globally phase wise – yes Is there a limitation to what task we want to cater people on our app or it could be multi task usual handyman not a niche – yes usual handyman Ok so if I understand we are designing a product for handyman for usual task to launch it in US and this is a standalone app not residing in FB app Overall I will talk about mi"See full answer