Interview Questions

Sai ganapathy S. - "Estimate the number of Slack Users. Are we going to calculate the number of Slack users only in the US or throughout the world ? Slack users within the US By Slack users, are we going to consider only personal account users or enterprise account owners as well ? Both. Enterprise and Personal Account. Assuming that there are around 330 Million individuals in the US, splitting them into various age groups. 0-20, 2-40, 40-60 - 80 Million each Above 80 = 80 Million Since"See full answer

PTL - "Clarify the default pick up location/pin feature - I'm assuming it lets you define a location in settings that is used for pickups unless you over ride it. this is a rider feature. It is not used by the driver to specify where they want to pick up riders Feature goal Make it simpler for the user to book a ride as they no longer need to type in an address when going to the default location User Journey assuming they have already set the default location they open the app cl"See full answer

Lucas G. - "Type I error (typically denoted by alpha) is the probability of mistakenly rejecting a true null hypothesis (i.e., We conclude that something significant is happening when there's nothing going on). Type II (typically denoted by beta) error is the probability of failing to reject a false null hypothesis (i.e., we conclude that there's nothing going on when there is something significant happening). The difference is that type I error is a false positive and type II error is a false negative. T"See full answer

stash - "Clarification: Which region do we want to know about? —> Global Is Facebook lite included in this offering —> No. Only the Facebook app (mobile / web) Product Overview Facebook photo sharing allows users to upload photos and make them visible to their network. Doing so, users are able to share moments from their lives with friends and family. Goals User Goals Share memories with network View people’s reactions and respond View other people’s photos and respond to th"See full answer

Anonymous Parakeet - "Clarifying Questions: How far is the retirement home from the convenience store? What part of the world is this convenience store located in? Will this be designed for Boomer generation or later generations when they retire? We assume that the convenience store is right next door, is located in the US in a very suburban location, and is designed for the Boomer generation that is retired/retiring Users: We assume retirement homes, or assisted living facilities take in folks who"See full answer

Pulkit G. - "Top 3 segments for the Apple Watch: At core, Apple watch is a wearable companion to the iPhone that does 3 big things - fitness & other health metrics tracking, act as smart watch for push notifications on the go, and acts as a high-tech fashion accessory. Customer segments - a) Fitness and adventure enthusiasts + for everybody (for basic sleep and HR tracking) - the new Apple Watch Ultra is targeted specifically at the outdoorsy (and aspiring adventurists) + also all the Nike integration b) F"See full answer

Kiley S. - "Improve facebook’s feed. Clarifying questions: Do we want to look at desktop or mobile specifically? – Mobile Is there a specific goal we have in mind that we are trying to meet or just general improvements? — General improvements, innovation Clarify Product: The Facebook newsfeed is the content feed that users see when landing on the app. The feed shows content posted by people users follow Within the feed the user is offered updates on people they follow - friends, family, celebrities"See full answer

Lea M. - "THIS QUESTION IS FROM AMAZON STRUCTURE OF THE ANSWER ARTICULATE YOUR IDEA WHY IS IT WORTH ADVOCATING ACHIEVING THE IDEA THE RESULTS AND IMPACT FOR THE COMPANY FROM THIS IDEA. AND ADD THE CHERRY ON THE TOP I HAVE A PRESENTATION MADE TO PRESENT YOUR IDEAS INTO A COMPELLING WAY"See full answer

MM4 - "Success can be measured in various forms, both quantitatively and qualitatively. How many projects were delivered on time? Is the team tracking well against timelines? How often do they need to be course corrected? How much of the architecture is scalable when features are built on top of their work? What is the technical quality of the work produced by the team? How often are engineers from the team looped in for advice, mentorship outside the team? How often & why are interp"See full answer

D B. - "An effective PM should be clear about the vision and mission. Faciliate the team to achieve its goals by unblocking the obstacles. Smart enought to figure out Risks and should plan effectively to mitigate the risks. Good listener and communicator .Should be able to empower the team , appreciative ,positive minded and with empathy for everyone"See full answer

Anonymous Armadillo - "I couldn't follow the solution offered here, but my solution seemed to pass 6/6 tests. Any feedback is welcome, thank you! def encrypt(word): en_word = "" for i in range(len(word)): if i == 0: en_word += chr(ord(word[0])+1) else: num = ord(word[i]) + ord(en_word[i-1]) while num > 122: num -= 26 en_word += chr(num) return en_word def decrypt(word): de_word = "" for i in range(len(word)): if i == 0: de_word += chr(ord(word[i]"See full answer

Jaya S. - "Understood the problem statement by confirming details with interviewer. Approached by listing down all the basic features being provided by the platform. Platform -> Organizations can register themselves. One org can have more than one recruiters. Recruiters create jobs on the org portal. Candidate can apply to the jobs. Recruiters can accept and reject the applications. Categorized 4 parent tables by taking hints in between. The tables were USER -> ID, Name, Phone No, mail ID, Profile Des.("See full answer

Rohit K. - "Clarifying scope : This is a feature on top of existing swiggy app to deliver prepared food for health-conscious people Clarify the term health conscious : Calory counters Macro trackers : Need balance of carb, protein, fat etc. Fresh Eaters :Need fresh ingredients Allergic due to some ingredient Ill people There can be various user personas along with respective pain points are: 1) Gym goers : No way to count the calories or track macro intakes in a swiggy order 2) Fresh eaters : Lack"See full answer