Interview Questions

Anonymous Condor - "Yes, I need to compare the first half of the first string with the reverse order of the second half of the second string. Repeat this process to the first half of the second string and the second half of the first string."See full answer

Ashwin K. - "My strategy has always been to observe the existing systems and people in a company that I go into for 2-3 months before making any drastic changes. In this time, I build relationships one on one and understand each role in the overall system. I also put each of these stakeholders at ease by letting them know that I'm not a threat and have approachable discussions. Once I reach a comfortable level, I pose questions and ask them for solutions. That way, I have seen that the problem also get solve"See full answer

Rev - "Narrow down on a person (born in city childhood - school - college - work - retirement) Age: 0-5 = ignoring travel for this part (might travel with parents) 5-19 = weekdays school, weekends outings School distance 5 km , total = 10km (to & fro) (4 intersections * 1min(time spent) = 4 min/ day) 52 x 5 x 4 = 1040 mins ~ 15 hrs 15 * 14 yrs = 210 hrs Weekends 52 x 2 = 104 days * 0.3 = 30 days Trips = 10 km (8 intersections * 1min(time spent) = 8 mins) 30 x 8 ="See full answer

Dewi A. - "Firs I am going to look over if the usability dropped are occurred across platform (if the tools can be accessed from multiple platform), if the dropped are only happened in one platform, then we need to fix supporting technology of the tools. If the dropped are happening across platform then I am going to check tracking metrics of the tools. Following are metrics that I am going to consider: Tools Usability - See if the tools are functioning well to accommodate user action; If it turns out"See full answer

Lucy Y. - "I'm a bit confused - The $40B hrs is the total time spent commuting to work, correct? Whereas the question asks "hours lost ... in traffic". Is the answer not correct then?"See full answer

John C. - "Professional, congenial people"See full answer

Anonymous Stork - "AWS"See full answer

Ankit C. - "I can use personalised announcement, something like speaking out loud the time in a more sublte way, instead of blaring sound of an alarm. We can put dynamic alarm tune, meaning one type of tune repeats itself only after a certain period of days. That should help the tune in not becoming the noise to the user, and so he doesn't get indifferent to same tune over time. Can add a voice assistant to set the alarm, pre-recorded with a fixed set of voice commands - to avoid reliance on internet. Can"See full answer

Anonymous Stork - "For Xbox, the next-generation product I propose is a virtual reality headset. The rationale is threefold: Industry Trends: Competitors like Meta and Apple are investing heavily in VR/AR, signaling strong market potential. Xbox Legacy: Xbox has a history of pushing innovation in gaming hardware (e.g., Kinect), and VR represents the next frontier beyond traditional consoles. Strategic Need: With console sales flattening, Xbox must expand into new experiences that deepen engagement and different"See full answer

William W. - "Clarifying questions: What do we mean by 'improve'? What part of Peloton's experience are we interested in improving? We want to improve the experience of setting up Peloton equipment after a customer has received it from our transportation provider. Is there a specific piece of equipment we're targeting? Bike, treadmill? Bike Why is Peloton interested in improving this part of the experience? What is the metric we are trying to drive? We have learned that custo"See full answer

Joel J. - "Put a screen on it. Core needs of fridge: Maintain a cool temperature to prevent food from going bad. Store ice or cold water or products that may melt. These jobs have to be done efficiently, conveniently and safely. Efficiency can be done by addressing Coefficient of Performance and Cost of energy. Convenience can be done by easy organization and access to items. Safety can be attributed to food safety or working condition of fridge. Our product innovation would be to add a sc"See full answer

Oluwaseun F. - "Too Technical and too serious. Show personality, they do not put on videos most times, so you won't see them, but they are watching you."See full answer

Riku H. - "Great question. Before I start can I start asking some clarifying qs? By video I am assuming this is FB videos where it's selectively fed unto the newsfeed correct? Yes For FB events should the user be fed with their events, their friends, events or also events in their network? Good Q. I would say yes for the purpose of this question that that's all in scope. Is videos the same as reels? No in this case they are similar but different products where FB videos do not have the 90 sec t"See full answer

Logan S. - "Clarify the Goal (What Does Success Look Like?) Asked: Why is DoorDash launching bikes for Dashers? Is it to: Expand Dasher availability in dense urban areas? Lower delivery times or costs? Increase access to work for those without cars? Each possible goal shapes the metrics differently. Broke Metrics into Categories: Operational Metrics Measure how well bikes are functioning as a delivery method. Average delivery time (bike vs car/walk) Order completion rate for bike Dashers On-t"See full answer

Alexey T. - "-- The text of the task is a bit confusing. If the status is repeated several -- times, then in the end you should show as start_date the date of the first -- occurrence, and in end_date the date of the last occurrence of this status, -- and not the date of the beginning of the next status with t1 as (select order_id, status, orderdate as startdate, lead(orderdate) over (partition by orderid order by orderdate) as enddate, ifnull(lag(status) over (partition by order_id order by or"See full answer

Madhu K. - "Clarifications Just so I understand the question, are you asking me design a mobile app to check the menu of a particular restaurant ? Yes Where will this app be available ? Global or US Only ? US only Are there any constraints that I have to keep in mind. In terms of money, time , resources etc ? No constraints Can i assume that the goal of the application is to enhance the dining experience of the customer ? By enhance I mean customer delight ? Yes Lastly,"See full answer