Company Knowledge & Culture Topics
Topics covering understanding a company's business model, product portfolio, strategy, culture, values, leadership, and organizational dynamics for interview preparation and market research.
Motivation for DoorDash and Staff-Level Impact
Discussion about the candidate's motivation to join DoorDash, alignment with the company's mission, values, and culture, and how they anticipate making an impact at staff level through collaboration, leadership, and cross-functional influence to drive meaningful outcomes.
Airbnb Product and Mission Knowledge
Evaluate familiarity with Airbnb product flows, features, and how technical and design decisions support the company mission. Candidates should be able to describe core workflows such as searching and filtering listings, booking and payment flow, host and guest experience management, messaging and reviews, common edge cases, and recent product features. Interviewers expect articulation of how product choices promote inclusive experiences and align with the mission to help people belong in different places.
Motivation for DoorDash and Data Science Role
Topic covers motivation for applying to DoorDash and specifically to a Data Science role, including alignment with DoorDash's mission, product strategy, and data-driven decision making, as well as demonstrating cultural fit and value you bring to the team.
Career Motivation & Google Alignment
Career motivation and alignment with Google's values, mission, leadership principles, and cultural expectations; explores why the candidate wants to work at Google, long-term career goals, and fit with Google's work environment.
Airbnb Technology Context and Challenges
Domain knowledge about Airbnb specific technical and marketplace challenges. Topics include understanding the two sided marketplace model and the implications for trust and safety payments and fraud prevention global localization and availability across regions. Candidates should be able to tie domain level constraints to program priorities and explain how product and technical choices are influenced by the marketplace context.