Interview Questions

M N. - "Assuming alternative for commuters currently is public transport. Commuter painpoints: Public transport timings are not reliable Paying fare, buying tickets, refilling fare cards can be cumbersome. Safety Current rideshare options are expensive Getting to public transport stations is inconvenient. Potential solutions: Improve public transit ETA accuracy on Lyft app using historical data and better data integration with transit companies. Integrate with multiple public tra"See full answer

Lucas G. - "Because testing many engagement metrics at once increases the risk of finding effects that aren't real (the 'multiple comparisons problem'), you must adjust your criteria for statistical significance. For social media data, the Benjamini-Hochberg procedure is often a practical choice as it controls the rate of false discoveries (FDR) while still allowing you to detect genuine changes; however, the ideal adjustment method will vary depending on your specific number of metrics (e.g., use Bonferron"See full answer

Mitchell K. - "What has been the most complex System Design question you were asked?"See full answer

Anjaly J. - "Wing is a subsidiary of Alphabet that provides technology for drone delivery of freight. Current pain points : Noise level when drones are flying Competitive landscape in terms of traffic management system Broadcast network IDs to identify the recipient - privacy concern Considering that privacy concern is a large issue by itself and traffic management system is something I assume Wing would have plans for the future, Idea would be work on the noise level as a recently joined PM. "See full answer

Anonymous Porcupine - "Coded the solution using this approach that is frequency table and counting. it is Leetcode 791"See full answer

Jaswanth P. - "I want to become a product manager because it allows me to leverage my UX and architectural design background while focusing on creating impactful digital products. My experience with design thinking has equipped me with a user-centered approach, essential for identifying and solving real problems.I’m excited about the opportunity to bridge user needs with business goals, overseeing a product from conception to launch. The iterative nature of digital products fascinates me, as it enables continu"See full answer

Danyal R. - "Clarify the Issue: Begin by asking for more context about the specific issue they're referring to. This demonstrates your ability to gather information and make sure you have a clear understanding of the problem at hand. Assumption: biggest issue is decrease in north start metric: # of bookings Prioritize and Define Goals: Once you have a clear understanding of the issue, outline the goals you'd like to achieve in solving it. Increasing booking conversions, reducing friction in the bo"See full answer

M N. - "Ideas: Book a ride ahead of time on an app and provide timeslots. Have longer hours just for these rides so that people who care enough can go earlier. Distribute the demand by splitting a one-day ticket into 2 days so that traffic is distributed into 2 days. Fast pass add-on that lets you buy a fast pass for a specific ride instead of a combination. Have 2 of the top 3 popular rides and remove unpopular rides to use the space. Create a VR version of popular ride at the park so"See full answer

Madhumita M. - "Attempted the answer. Feedback appreciated. Thanks! Mission: LinkedIn mission statement is to “connect the world's professionals to make them more productive and successful.” LinkedIn Feed: People You Know, Talking About Things You Care About. One of things can be done is look for Existing engagement metrics that LinkedIn news feed may have. Look for data where engagement is low and understand why and come up with a hypothesis for that. For this exercise will assume there is no pro"See full answer

Musonda C. - "Imagine you have a friend from France that speaks French, and you only speak English. You and your friend want to play a talking game. So, for your friend to understand you and for you to understand what your friend is saying you would need an API between the two of you. The api has its own language called api language. You and your friend will both get a small book that tells you how to speak api language. The api in between you and your friend would allow both of you to speak API language to"See full answer

Amparo L. - "Hard worker, positive attitude and arrives ready to work with no emotional issues."See full answer

Roy C. - "Note: This is my answer that I generated loosely while I was practicing this question. I didnt want to go down the product design framework as this is more of an execution question, so I came up with my own zombified framework to focus more on strategy + execution. Open to feedback on my answer - understand its not the most perfect! Question: How would I launch a digital library product as a Google PM Clarifications: Standalone product? : standalone Region specific: No (up to me) Goa"See full answer

Anonymous Spider - "1) Start by clarifying your constraints - which side of the marketplace am I focusing on and what are they solving for? (e.g., minimize cost for hoster, maximize comfort for renter indoor etc.). Assuming this is a "dealer's choice" type response then proceed to step 2 2) Where to focus: which customer segment, which job-to-be-done, and why I'd start by laying out segments on 2 dimensions: urban (think big cities, downtowns) and suburban (think suburbs, beach towns, mountains) areas focused on e"See full answer

Guillermo R. - "In many languages, a matrix is stored as a consecutive piece of memory. If its C/C++ for example you can reset the whole matrix to 0 using a memset command. We just check the particular element and if zero we memset the whole thing. if(arrayx == 0) { memset(&array, 0, M*N) } If this ok or I'm being simplistic? "See full answer

stash - "Clarification LinkedIn Premium is a premium offering for LinkedIn members through which they get access to some additional features that are not available in the free version. Members can use these features to meet their goals When we talk about LinkedIn premium we are focused on the career product and not the sales / recruiter products? —> Yes, focused on individual members. Sales needs are solved through sales navigator and recuriter lite which are specialized premium tools *Goals"See full answer