Saurer Head of Product Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Why data analysis and data science
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Data analysis and data science are crucial for extracting valuable insights from large datasets to drive informed decision-making.
• Data analysis and data science help in uncovering patterns and trends within data.

• They enable businesses to make data-driven decisions for improved efficiency and effectiveness.

• These fields also play a vital role in predictive analytics and forecasting.

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Q2. Why pgdm in business analytics
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PGDM in Business Analytics provides specialized knowledge and skills for analyzing data to drive business decisions.
• Specialized curriculum focusing on data analysis techniques and tools

• Hands-on experience with real-world data sets

• Opportunities for networking with industry professionals

• Career advancement in the field of business analytics
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Machine coding round, try to come up with at least one working requirement

Q1. Low level design
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Q2. Cant share the exact quesy
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Q1. High level design
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Q1. Hiring manager round
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Q1. Which programming language would you use in which situation?
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I would use Python for data analysis, Java for enterprise applications, and JavaScript for web development.
• Python - data analysis, machine learning, scientific computing (e.g. pandas, numpy)

• Java - enterprise applications, backend development (e.g. Spring framework)

• JavaScript - web development, front-end development (e.g. React, Angular)
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Create a service to assign a delivery operator

Q1. Design Uber ride assignment system
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Design a system for assigning Uber rides efficiently and fairly
• Use a matching algorithm to pair riders with drivers based on location, availability, and other factors

• Implement a dynamic pricing system to incentivize drivers to accept rides in high-demand areas

• Consider implementing a rating system for both riders and drivers to ensure quality service

• Utilize real-time data and analytics to optimize ride assignments and r
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Q1. Design BookMyShow
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Q1. What qualities do you see in a leader
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A leader should possess qualities such as communication skills, empathy, decisiveness, and the ability to inspire and motivate others.
• Communication skills - A leader should be able to effectively communicate with team members, stakeholders, and other leaders.

• Empathy - A good leader should be able to understand and relate to the emotions and experiences of others.

• Decisiveness - Leaders should be able to make tough decis...read more
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This was a live coding round where the problem statement was shared 15 minutes before the interview. The time duration was 2 hours.
The problem statement was a Driver allocation system. I had to write few APIs such as:
1) take input for source, destination, distance
2) allocate free driver to new booking
3) record driver's

The complete backend app had to be developed for this to make a working code. The database, language was completely free for choosing.
The program had to be developed on the system and code had to be shared on mail later.

Q1. Write a code in Go to find kth minumum element from a given list of numbers.
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Code in Go to find kth minimum element from a given list of numbers.
• Sort the list of numbers in ascending order

• Return the kth element from the sorted list
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Q2. How do goroutines work internally?
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Goroutines are lightweight threads that are managed by Go runtime.
• Goroutines are created using the 'go' keyword.

• They are multiplexed onto OS threads by Go runtime.

• They communicate using channels.

• They are scheduled cooperatively, not preemptively.

• They have a small stack size (2KB) compared to OS threads.

• They are used extensively in Go for concurrency and parallelism.
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Q1. Design a system for food delivery app like Swiggy. Then questions based on the design.
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Implement some LLD and use clean code formulas

Better be prepared for all deep dive questions about tech and project you worked

Q1. DSA and array manipulation
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Q1. ReactJS features
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Any online ideas, ds-algo, medium level

Swift, security framework, api, memory management

Q1. Basic ds-algo nd technical question
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Q1. Managerial question
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Q1. Type of Joins, Syntax of Join
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Joins are used to combine rows from two or more tables based on a related column between them.
• Types of joins include INNER JOIN, LEFT JOIN, RIGHT JOIN, and FULL JOIN

• Syntax of join: SELECT columns FROM table1 JOIN table2 ON table1.column = table2.column

• Example: SELECT * FROM table1 INNER JOIN table2 ON table1.id = table2.id
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