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The questions to prepare for O'Reilly Media interviews, across all roles. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated weekly.

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CodingStart here. 6 questions · ~55 min
Palindrome FunctionEasy
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Use two pointers to determine whether a City National Bank reference label reads identically forward and backward.

RecursionStringsTwo PointersO'Reilly Media
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Strategy9 questions · ~82 min
Staying Current on Industry TrendsEasy

A practical approach for tracking industry trends, competitor moves, and market changes in a way that informs strategy decisions.

EstimationCompetitive AnalysisGrowth StrategyO'Reilly Media
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Metrics9 questions · ~82 min
Using Metrics to Drive DecisionsEasy

Explain how you used a KPI and supporting metrics to diagnose a product issue and make a concrete product decision.

Funnel AnalysisKPIsLeading IndicatorsO'Reilly Media
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Execution9 questions · ~82 min
Recover a Slipping ProjectMedium

Explain how you would diagnose and recover a project that is falling behind schedule without losing stakeholder trust.

Success CriteriaRoadmappingRisk AssessmentO'Reilly Media
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Product Sense9 questions · ~82 min
Designing for Accessibility at ScaleMedium

Approach for building accessibility into product design through user needs, research, use cases, and measurable outcomes.

User NeedsPain PointsUse CasesO'Reilly Media
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Sales & Customer3 questions · ~27 min
Why O'Reilly Media?Easy

Assesses motivation and alignment with O'Reilly Media's education and training mission.

company knowledgeO'Reilly Media
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More topics5 questions · ~46 min
Determining A/B Test SignificanceMedium

Explain how to evaluate whether an A/B test result is statistically significant and how to interpret the result.

marketing experimentStatistical SignificanceAnalysisO'Reilly Media
Optimize a Slow SQL QueryHard

Tests deep SQL performance troubleshooting skills, including indexing, query plans, and execution bottlenecks.

Performance Tuningdatabase managementO'Reilly Media
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Daily Session Funnel Conversion RatesHard
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Calculate daily session-level funnel conversion rates using CTEs, CASE WHEN, and date functions.

User NeedsData WranglingAggregations
Identify Funnel Bottlenecks in OnboardingHard
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Use joins, CTEs, and aggregations to find the weakest step in an onboarding funnel and estimate lost conversions.

Funnel AnalysissqlDiagnosisAtlassianRevolut
Analyze Decision Impact by RegionEasy
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Use joins, CASE WHEN, and date filtering to compare outcome rates before and after a decision.

Data WranglingDiagnosisAggregationsHarbourVest Partners
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