Tata 1mg Product Manager Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Design a UX mockup for displaying nearest outlet for a multi-chain restaurant - Ask clarifying questions, draw thought on paper, observe common mobile/desktop design patterns for commonly used apps
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Design a UX mockup for displaying nearest outlet for a multi-chain restaurant
• Clarify if the user is searching for a specific location or their current location

• Include a search bar and filters for cuisine, distance, and ratings

• Display outlet details such as address, phone number, and hours of operation

• Use map integration to show outlet locations and directions

• Consider mobile-first design and optimize for smaller screens
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Q1. Why Swiggy? What do you know about Swiggy work culture, Business expansion ideas, Interests - General conversation with Principal - Product, Swiggy
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Q1. Swiggy wants to launch fitness meals ? What should be the price? Who to target? Customer Journey ? Supply Chain Design
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The price of Swiggy's fitness meals should be competitive, targeting health-conscious individuals. The customer journey should focus on convenience and customization. The supply chain design should prioritize freshness and timely delivery.
• Price should be competitive to attract customers

• Target health-conscious individuals who prioritize fitness and healthy eating

• Customer journey should focus on convenience and customiza...read more
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Q1. What people hate about you?
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Q2. How can you pitch a business idea to Swiggy head about your hobbies?
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Q3. People Management QnA
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Q1. Uber wants to design a Subscription Service, what will your key areas of consideration, and how will you price it. Also design the algorithm/logic how will you match the drivers. What are the various admin...read more
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Considerations and pricing for designing Uber's Subscription Service, including driver matching algorithm and administrative considerations.
• Key considerations: target market, pricing strategy, benefits and features, competition analysis

• Pricing: determine subscription tiers, pricing models (e.g., flat fee, usage-based), value-based pricing

• Driver matching algorithm: consider factors like proximity, availability, driver r...read more
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Q1. The interviewer was the VP-Product Management. The conversation started with the discussion about common startup that we were both associated with, and that helped me set a good rapport with the interviewe...read more
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Q2. Consider there are 3 other product managers in the room with equally strong product/feature ideas, how will you present your idea and differentiate yourself? How will you sell your idea?
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To differentiate myself, I will focus on the unique value proposition of my idea and highlight its potential impact on the business.
• I will start by clearly defining the problem my idea solves and how it aligns with the company's goals.

• I will then highlight the unique features and benefits of my idea that set it apart from the other product/feature ideas.

• I will provide data and metrics to support my idea and show its po...read more
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Q3. What’s your leadership style - If you have a idea, would you prefer directly approaching me or any other senior product leader?
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Q4. When was the time you faced a disagreement with your supervisor? How did you handle the conflict? Would you do anything different now?
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Q5. List down all the parameters you’d evaluate to design the restaurant recommendation algorithm for Swiggy.
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Parameters for designing restaurant recommendation algorithm for Swiggy
• User's location and distance from the restaurant

• User's previous orders and ratings

• Restaurant's popularity and ratings

• Cuisine type and availability

• Time of day and day of the week

• Special offers and discounts

• Delivery time and availability

• User's dietary preferences and restrictions
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Q1. The panel had 2 Product Managers: List down all the User modes or states of a prospect Swiggy customer who’s about to order food from Swiggy i.e. list down all possible target segments and their use cases.
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Q2. Design the Menu page for restaurants on Swiggy
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Designing a user-friendly menu page for restaurants on Swiggy to enhance customer experience.
• Include high-quality images of dishes

• Provide detailed descriptions of dishes

• Allow customers to filter by cuisine, price, and dietary restrictions

• Include ratings and reviews from other customers

• Enable easy customization of dishes

• Provide recommendations based on customer preferences

• Ensure the page is mobile-friendly
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Q3. How will you display the offers?
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Q4. Hhow will you educate a new user of the top-selling items through the product?
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New users will be educated through onboarding, tutorials, FAQs, and personalized recommendations.
• Create an onboarding process that guides users through the product's features and benefits

• Develop tutorials that demonstrate how to use the top-selling items

• Provide a comprehensive FAQ section that addresses common questions and concerns

• Use personalized recommendations to suggest top-selling items based on user behavior and
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Q5. How will your design take care of the price-cuts and discounts
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Our design will incorporate dynamic pricing strategies and personalized discounts based on customer behavior.
• We will analyze customer behavior and purchase history to offer personalized discounts.

• We will implement dynamic pricing strategies to adjust prices based on market demand and competition.

• We will communicate price-cuts and discounts effectively through targeted marketing campaigns.

• We will continuously monitor an...read more
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Q6. Redesign the home page of Swiggy. Feel free to change/ critique any portion of the page and suggest changes with rationale
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Q1. If swiggy had a new user and we have no information about him other than his phone number, how will you recommend restaurants to him?
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I would recommend restaurants based on the user's location, cuisine preferences, and popular restaurants in the area.
• Use the user's phone number to determine their location

• Ask the user for their cuisine preferences during the onboarding process

• Recommend popular restaurants in the area based on user reviews and ratings

• Use machine learning algorithms to personalize recommendations based on user behavior
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If swiggy wants to increase the average value per order, how will you go about it?

Q1. Discussion with Product Head of Swiggy. General Discussion around resume and motivation to become a PM
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Q1. A new segment they are planning to venture into was given as a scenario, and then I was asked how would I, as a Product Manager of the product, would go about implementing it. It included product design as...read more
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Q1. Another category they are planning to venture into was discussed. This time concentrated on more specific problems based on the logistics issues that they are currently facing, could face in future and how...read more
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Q1. This was more of resume based initially, some behavioral questions were asked and then 2-3 general design questions.
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Increase Gpay txns by 5x

Q1. RCA of 5% drop in google docs
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The Root Cause Analysis (RCA) of a 5% drop in Google Docs usage.
• Investigate recent changes or updates to Google Docs that may have caused user dissatisfaction.

• Analyze user feedback and reviews to identify any common issues or complaints.

• Check for any technical issues or bugs that may be affecting the performance of Google Docs.

• Review competitor products to see if there are any new features or improvements that may have...read more
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Q1. The conversation started off with how my day went. We started off discussing whether I use Swiggy or not
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Q2. Once done with design, the next question was about pricing Swiggy Super. How did swiggy come up with Rs. XX for Swiggy Super?
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Q1. 2 interviewers( one was just observing or maybe experiencing how to take interviews). He asked - if Swiggy were to optimize its delivery fleet time, what should Swiggy do?
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Q1. No specific questions - just about the work I did in my previous company, how did I solve product problems, and where do I see myself in 3-5 years.
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Round duration - 90 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

This round had 3 coding questions of Medium to Hard level of difficulty.

Q1. 
Balanced Parentheses Combinations
Given an integer N representing the number of pairs of parentheses, find all the possible combinations of balanced parentheses using the given number of pairs.
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Generate all possible combinations of balanced parentheses for a given number of pairs.
• Use recursion to generate all possible combinations of balanced parentheses.

• Keep track of the number of open and close parentheses used in each combination.

• Return the valid combinations as an array of strings.
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Q2. 
Trapping Rain Water Problem Statement
You are given a long type array/list ARR of size N, representing an elevation map. The value ARR[i] denotes the elevation of the ith bar. Your task is to determine th...read more
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Calculate the total amount of rainwater that can be trapped between given elevations in an array.
• Iterate through the array and calculate the maximum height on the left and right of each bar.

• Calculate the amount of water that can be trapped at each bar by taking the minimum of the maximum heights on the left and right.

• Sum up the trapped water at each bar to get the total trapped water for the entire array.
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Q3. 
Rotting Oranges Problem Statement
You are given a grid containing oranges where each cell of the grid can contain one of the three integer values:
• 0 - representing an empty cell
• 1 - representing a fre...read more
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Find the minimum time required to rot all fresh oranges adjacent to rotten oranges.
• Create a queue to store the coordinates of rotten oranges and perform BFS to rot adjacent fresh oranges.

• Track the time taken to rot all fresh oranges and return -1 if not all fresh oranges can be rotten.

• Update the grid with the new state of oranges after each second.

• Handle edge cases such as empty grid or no fresh oranges present.

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Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

This was a standard DS/Algo round where I was given 2 questions to solve under 60 minutes. I was able to come up with the optimal approach for both the questions and then at the end of the interview I was also asked the famous Die Hard Water Puzzle.

Q1. 
Queue Using Stacks Implementation
Design a queue data structure following the FIFO (First In First Out) principle using only stack instances.
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Your task is to complete predefined functions t...read more
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Implement a queue using stacks following FIFO principle.
• Use two stacks to simulate a queue.

• For enQueue operation, push elements onto stack1.

• For deQueue operation, if stack2 is empty, pop all elements from stack1 and push onto stack2, then pop from stack2.

• For peek operation, if stack2 is empty, pop all elements from stack1 and push onto stack2, then return top of stack2.

• For isEmpty operation, check if both stack1 and st...read more
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Q2. 
Merge Intervals Problem Statement
You are provided with 'N' intervals, each containing two integers denoting the start time and end time of the interval.
Your task is to merge all overlapping intervals a...read more
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Merge overlapping intervals and return sorted list of merged intervals by start time.
• Sort the intervals based on start time.

• Iterate through intervals and merge overlapping ones.

• Return the merged intervals in sorted order.
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Q3. You have a 3-liter jar and a 5-liter jar. How can you measure exactly 4 liters using these two jars?
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Round duration - 60 Minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

This round had 2 coding questions - first one related to Binary Tree and the second one was a simple question from Bit Manipulation. This was followed by some questions from OOPS.

Q1. 
Binary Tree Diameter Problem Statement
You are given a Binary Tree, and you need to determine the length of the diameter of the tree.
The diameter of a binary tree is the length of the longest path betwe...read more
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The task is to find the diameter of a binary tree, which is the length of the longest path between any two end nodes in the tree.
• Traverse the tree to find the longest path between two nodes.

• Keep track of the maximum diameter found during traversal.

• The diameter may not necessarily pass through the root node.

• Consider both left and right subtrees while calculating the diameter.

• Example: For input 1 2 3 4 -1 5 6 -1 7 -1 -1
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Power of 2 Problem Statement
Determine if it is possible to reorder the digits of a given integer 'N' such that the resulting number is a power of two. The leading digit must not be zero.
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The problem involves determining if it is possible to reorder the digits of a given integer to form a power of 2.
• Iterate through all possible permutations of the digits of the given integer.

• Check if any of the permutations form a power of 2.

• Return 1 if a valid permutation is found, else return 0.
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Q3. What are some advantages of using Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)?
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Advantages of OOP include code reusability, modularity, and easier maintenance.
• Code reusability: Objects can be reused in different parts of the program, reducing redundancy.

• Modularity: OOP allows for breaking down complex problems into smaller, more manageable parts.

• Easier maintenance: Changes to one part of the codebase do not necessarily affect other parts, making maintenance easier.

• Encapsulation: Data hiding and ab...read more
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Q4. What are access specifiers and what is their significance in Object-Oriented Programming?
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Access specifiers define the level of access to class members in Object-Oriented Programming.
• Access specifiers include public, private, protected, and default

• Public members are accessible from outside the class

• Private members are only accessible within the class

• Protected members are accessible within the class and its subclasses

• Default access is when no access specifier is specified
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Round duration - 30 Minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was my last round and I hoped it to go good just like the other rounds. The interviewer was very straight to point
and professional. The interview lasted for 30 minutes.

Q1. Why should we hire you?
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