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  • Machine Learning Engineer
    System Design
  • Meta (Facebook) logoAsked at Meta (Facebook) 

    "The primary objective of Instagram Stories is to share fleeting moments and engage with followers in a more casual way, through photos and videos that disappear after 24 hours. Its also used to showcase all ongoing Instagram Live events. There are 4 user segments Story Viewers Story Creators (who posted the story) Live event creators Live event viewers No of stories posted per user per day -> How to nudge users to post more stories and tag their friends/location. No of stories view"

    Kiran M. - "The primary objective of Instagram Stories is to share fleeting moments and engage with followers in a more casual way, through photos and videos that disappear after 24 hours. Its also used to showcase all ongoing Instagram Live events. There are 4 user segments Story Viewers Story Creators (who posted the story) Live event creators Live event viewers No of stories posted per user per day -> How to nudge users to post more stories and tag their friends/location. No of stories view"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Execution
    +1 more
  • "A very interesting question. Please find below my approach: Understand VP's line of thought and goals trying to achieve Understand the assumptions/ Validate the hypothesis Impact on Brand, revenue, engineering cost, customers, and existing products SWOT Approve or Provide alternative Question to the VP: What is the objective? - higher engagement? easy to interact, peer-to-peer communication? Why the need for a separate platform? - to increase the no.of interactions? to"

    P K. - "A very interesting question. Please find below my approach: Understand VP's line of thought and goals trying to achieve Understand the assumptions/ Validate the hypothesis Impact on Brand, revenue, engineering cost, customers, and existing products SWOT Approve or Provide alternative Question to the VP: What is the objective? - higher engagement? easy to interact, peer-to-peer communication? Why the need for a separate platform? - to increase the no.of interactions? to"See full answer

    Product Strategy
    Behavioral
  • ""Good investor" depends on what our business objective is, identifying success metrics for it and then dividing customers into segments by these success metrics. Business objective: We want our customers to retain on the product longer, engage regularly so that we meet our revenue goals as a company. Do you agree? I'm assuming we want to define an "investor" and not a "trader" because their behaviors are very different. I'm defining investor as someone who buys securities and holds it anywhere"

    M N. - ""Good investor" depends on what our business objective is, identifying success metrics for it and then dividing customers into segments by these success metrics. Business objective: We want our customers to retain on the product longer, engage regularly so that we meet our revenue goals as a company. Do you agree? I'm assuming we want to define an "investor" and not a "trader" because their behaviors are very different. I'm defining investor as someone who buys securities and holds it anywhere"See full answer

    Analytical
  • Meta (Facebook) logoAsked at Meta (Facebook) 

    "Methodology: Clarify some of the terms in our question List high level causes based on the category and gather context information, rule out the ones that have low probability or out of scope Drill down the causes and establish a few hypotyhesis Investigate and test the hypothesis I have and try to fix the problem Clarify questions: Define FB logins: through 3rd party Apps, Assuming our data is accurate, double check with 3rd party Apps that our understanding is correct/ or cr"

    Pm E. - "Methodology: Clarify some of the terms in our question List high level causes based on the category and gather context information, rule out the ones that have low probability or out of scope Drill down the causes and establish a few hypotyhesis Investigate and test the hypothesis I have and try to fix the problem Clarify questions: Define FB logins: through 3rd party Apps, Assuming our data is accurate, double check with 3rd party Apps that our understanding is correct/ or cr"See full answer

    Execution
    Analytical
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  • "In one of the projects I managed, one team member was slipping each of his task's ETAs several times, citing different reasons, and communicating the delay after it already happened. The delay seemed disproportional to the reasons thereof. I first collected sufficient historical data to confirm that this was a pattern, and similar circumstances were faced by other team members, but they were managing to still keep their ETAs. Then I had a talk with the person, and showed him the data. I also ex"

    Surekha G. - "In one of the projects I managed, one team member was slipping each of his task's ETAs several times, citing different reasons, and communicating the delay after it already happened. The delay seemed disproportional to the reasons thereof. I first collected sufficient historical data to confirm that this was a pattern, and similar circumstances were faced by other team members, but they were managing to still keep their ETAs. Then I had a talk with the person, and showed him the data. I also ex"See full answer

    Behavioral
  • "Get alignment with interviewer on how Gen AI works, then talk about the automotive space with value chain analysis on high level: 1. Design the automobile 2. Source components 3 assemble 4. Market 5. sell to customer 6 vehicle operation and maintenance. Competition: Hyper competitive industry with ~10 big manufacturers in the world. Trends: EV, Self-driving Potential Goals for the Automotive company Gen AI use case: Gain market share by offering Gen AI driven value to its customers Bi"

    Tony A. - "Get alignment with interviewer on how Gen AI works, then talk about the automotive space with value chain analysis on high level: 1. Design the automobile 2. Source components 3 assemble 4. Market 5. sell to customer 6 vehicle operation and maintenance. Competition: Hyper competitive industry with ~10 big manufacturers in the world. Trends: EV, Self-driving Potential Goals for the Automotive company Gen AI use case: Gain market share by offering Gen AI driven value to its customers Bi"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
  • "If I had to deliver a product or feature in half (or less) of the initial timeline, here's what I would do: Prioritize the features: I would prioritize the features that are essential for the product's functionality and customer value. I would focus on the must-have features and put the nice-to-have features on hold. Reassess the resources: I would reassess the resources available and determine if additional resources are required to meet the new timeline. I would explore options such as h"

    Anonymous Panda - "If I had to deliver a product or feature in half (or less) of the initial timeline, here's what I would do: Prioritize the features: I would prioritize the features that are essential for the product's functionality and customer value. I would focus on the must-have features and put the nice-to-have features on hold. Reassess the resources: I would reassess the resources available and determine if additional resources are required to meet the new timeline. I would explore options such as h"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
  • Google logoAsked at Google 

    "Goal Clarification Let’s start by clarifying the goals on the in-flight entertainment system. My assumption is that the goal to enhance/improve the in-flight customer experience and increase passenger loyalty rather than generating additional revenue. User Segments We can broadly segment the customers into casual traveler frequent traveler frequent business frequent leisure travelers Given that frequent business traveler account for the highest airline revenue"

    Kunal S. - "Goal Clarification Let’s start by clarifying the goals on the in-flight entertainment system. My assumption is that the goal to enhance/improve the in-flight customer experience and increase passenger loyalty rather than generating additional revenue. User Segments We can broadly segment the customers into casual traveler frequent traveler frequent business frequent leisure travelers Given that frequent business traveler account for the highest airline revenue"See full answer

    Product Design
  • "Depend on the array size and number of 0's theere."

    Nasit S. - "Depend on the array size and number of 0's theere."See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Data Structures & Algorithms
    +1 more
  • "too much discussing on p-value…. and theoritical things…. country are independant…."

    Brook - "too much discussing on p-value…. and theoritical things…. country are independant…."See full answer

    Data Scientist
    Analytical
  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
    Product Manager
    Behavioral
    +1 more
  • Airbnb logoAsked at Airbnb 
    Video answer for 'Find the minimum window substring.'

    "function findAllCharsSmallestWindow(a, b) { const bFrequency = new Map(); for (let char of b) { bFrequency.set(char, (bFrequency.get(char) || 0) + 1); } let win = []; const winFrequency = new Map(); let right = 0; while (right 0) { for (let char of win) { "

    Tiago R. - "function findAllCharsSmallestWindow(a, b) { const bFrequency = new Map(); for (let char of b) { bFrequency.set(char, (bFrequency.get(char) || 0) + 1); } let win = []; const winFrequency = new Map(); let right = 0; while (right 0) { for (let char of win) { "See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Coding
    +1 more
  • Snap logoAsked at Snap 

    "Measure the success of SnapMap Clarifying question Snap is the feature which is visible on right swipe on snap chat showing map and location of your friends right? Do we have any specific goal in mind or we want to decide the overall success of the feature? Mission - Help users be connected with their friends and family and be updated about them. That is why the main medium of exchange is photos or videos in Snapchat which keeps people updated which actually putting things in words. Goal"

    Namrata L. - "Measure the success of SnapMap Clarifying question Snap is the feature which is visible on right swipe on snap chat showing map and location of your friends right? Do we have any specific goal in mind or we want to decide the overall success of the feature? Mission - Help users be connected with their friends and family and be updated about them. That is why the main medium of exchange is photos or videos in Snapchat which keeps people updated which actually putting things in words. Goal"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Analytical
  • "Searching for podcasts over topics is quite easy nowadays. However, usually we either don't find any podcasts interesting enough or are overwhelmed with choice. What really indicates what podcast we want to listen to at the moment is our mood, energy level etc. Additionally, we typically have some requirements, like being on the train and having one hour to spend, or only a five-minute interval while preparing breakfast. As such, I want an interface that lets me search for length. I want my"

    Jonas P. - "Searching for podcasts over topics is quite easy nowadays. However, usually we either don't find any podcasts interesting enough or are overwhelmed with choice. What really indicates what podcast we want to listen to at the moment is our mood, energy level etc. Additionally, we typically have some requirements, like being on the train and having one hour to spend, or only a five-minute interval while preparing breakfast. As such, I want an interface that lets me search for length. I want my"See full answer

    System Design
  • Salesforce logoAsked at Salesforce 
    Video answer for 'Should Amazon enter the food delivery business?'

    "One challenge that I faced when working with sales was managing unrealistic expectations. As a developer, I often had to work with sales teams to define the scope and timeline for projects. However, it was not uncommon for the sales team to promise clients certain features or deliverables that were not feasible within the allotted time and budget. To address this challenge, I learned to be proactive in clarifying the limitations and constraints of the project with the sales team, and to work wit"

    Anonymous Flamingo - "One challenge that I faced when working with sales was managing unrealistic expectations. As a developer, I often had to work with sales teams to define the scope and timeline for projects. However, it was not uncommon for the sales team to promise clients certain features or deliverables that were not feasible within the allotted time and budget. To address this challenge, I learned to be proactive in clarifying the limitations and constraints of the project with the sales team, and to work wit"See full answer

    Solutions Architect
    Behavioral
    +2 more
  • Google logoAsked at Google 

    "Assumption: This restaurant space already exists in Business campus. Hence assuming that necessary electrical, security and plumbing works are already completed. I will use the following approach Discovery: Understand the number of employees, their demographic profile (age/location/gender), food preferences, rush hours, and preferred mode of payment etc. This information can be gathered through an online survey. Planning: Finalize the staffing, restaurant layout, develop food catalog/"

    Saket S. - "Assumption: This restaurant space already exists in Business campus. Hence assuming that necessary electrical, security and plumbing works are already completed. I will use the following approach Discovery: Understand the number of employees, their demographic profile (age/location/gender), food preferences, rush hours, and preferred mode of payment etc. This information can be gathered through an online survey. Planning: Finalize the staffing, restaurant layout, develop food catalog/"See full answer

    Program Sense
    Behavioral
    +1 more
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    Technical Program Manager
    Program Sense
    +1 more
  • PayPal logoAsked at PayPal 

    "PayPal makes money from: Processing fees from merchants - traditional checkout and buy now, pay later P2P transfers using credit cards Instant money transfers on P2P and to bank accounts Lending products (paypal credit) Cross border fees (Xoom) Crypto trading fees"

    Greg W. - "PayPal makes money from: Processing fees from merchants - traditional checkout and buy now, pay later P2P transfers using credit cards Instant money transfers on P2P and to bank accounts Lending products (paypal credit) Cross border fees (Xoom) Crypto trading fees"See full answer

    Product Strategy
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