Interview Questions

Tiago R. - "function areSentencesSimilar(sentence1, sentence2, similarPairs) { if (sentence1.length !== sentence2.length) return false; for (let i=0; i (w1 === word1 && !visited.has(w2)) || (w2 === word1 && !visited.has(w1))); if (!edge) { "See full answer

Naresh A. - "Although there is no fixed or predefined framework that I follow to prioritize, I do have a methodical criterion that is suitable to my organization and practices. The business outcome/value proposition of each project/request - try to quantitative every metric below Number of customers going to be impacted in that product vertical - item with more customers gets more weight Is this an existing feature or a new feature - existing features get more weightage especially if thi"See full answer

Exponent - "This is an Improve a Product question. Let's first go over the Improve a Product formula: Ask clarifying questions Identify users, behaviors, and pain points State product goal Brainstorm small improvements Brainstorm bolder improvements Measure success Summarize Now, let's begin! Ask clarifying questions Before we begin listing off recommendations, it's important you ask questions to ensure you and the interviewer are on the same page"See full answer

Maryam G. - "At one of my project, I worked on a project where we needed to collect data from different sections of a large factory and deliver it to a third-party company responsible for predictive analytics on product quality and production levels. The challenge was that each department had different data types and structures, and in many cases, direct connections were restricted due to strict security policies. My responsibility was to design and implement a solution that could gather all these heterogene"See full answer

Nr 9. - "Assumptions: The question is for a PM working for a refrigerator startup company and for a domestic refrigerator (not industrial). The first model comes in the most commonly used form factor with fridge/freezer split, and it has standard cooling specifications. Target market is the US. The startup is for profit. Product goal: To make interacting with refrigerator easy, seamless and pleasurable for the blind. Target users and channel partners: Fully blind people between the ages o"See full answer

Mahaboob P. - "int[] sqSorted(int[] nums) { int i = 0, j = nums.length-1; int k = nums.length-1; int[] sqs = new int[nums.length]; while(i n1) { sqs[k--] = n2; j--; } else { sqs[k--] = n1; i++; } } for(int n: sqs) System.out.println(n); return sqs; }"See full answer

Emilio T. - "I did a design similar to one of the videos you have about designing youtube, but feedback said that I failed on discussions on key details of the design, also failed on the gathering requirements phase."See full answer

onering2ruleall - "Total volume of the swimming pool, let's say it's a standard 50m x 25 m x 2m =2500 m3 = 2.5 million litter standard water horse water flow rate is 17 liter per min. So, 2.5 m / 17 =147,059 min"See full answer

Michelle D. - "I'd first start with confirming my understanding with the interviewer of Spotify's key metric overall. For this exercise, my working assumption of Spotify's north star is time spent listening (TSL, for short), which can be measured daily, weekly, and monthly. As the PM for Discover Weekly, I want to improve Discover Weekly such that I positively impact TSL. As such, my goal is to increase minutes spent listening to Discover Weekly playlists. The primary metric I will want to track is minutes s"See full answer

Pablo S. - "1) Product, the value and the users this business has Product: Yelp is a platform that connects local businesses with people looking for those services. Value: Yelpers can connect with them / book appointments or make reservations with a good amount and quality of reviews per business. For businesses, it is a way to get visibility and find new demand with an easy setup. Users: Local businesses (offering): successful when they are booked. Searchers / demand: successful when"See full answer

Sumeet R. - "Got a very different answer than everybody. I seem to be off here. But here goes ..will appreciate feedback Clarifying ..all human population in US and not just working population? Yes US Population: ~300Mn Segmenting Population. 0-19 - 75M 20-40- 75M 41-60 - 75M 60-80- 75M 80-100 - 5 Mn Removing 80 segment as stay at home and not eligible for commuting Revised Table 2-19 - 75M 20-40- 75M 41-60 - 75M 60-80- 75M Out of this employable audience that is has"See full answer

Lucas G. - "I would conduct a sample z-test because we have enough samples and the population variance is known. H1: average monthly spending per user is $50 H0: average monthly spending per user is greater $50 One-sample z-test x_bar = $85 mu = $50 s = $20 n = 100 x_bar - mu / (s / sqrt(n) = 17.5 17.5 is the z-score that we will need to associate with its corresponding p-value. However, the z-score is very high, so the p-value will be very close to zero, which is much less than the standa"See full answer