Google Technical Program Manager Mock Interview: Data Centers

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00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:41 Question
00:00:50 Answer
00:03:08 Follow-up questions
00:06:52 Interview analysis

[@tryexponent]

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[@italia0141]

This initiative is commendable. Make a video on how to make CV. What to write into it. The fashion in which it should be written and what it should communicate.

[@aconn6203]

Thanks for the mock up - however it will be super useful if you share mock up how would you approach if you don’t have expertise in specific technology and what sort of real Qs one would have to ask to navigate solutioning for such questions.

[@vChrome97]

I am an electrical design engineer who has experience with transformer design. Do you know of any resources that would be good specifically for data centers for me to get a better idea of the small details I may be questioned on? I have been doing research on how the data center is setup, the components within, and the methods of cooling but want more details.

[@italia0141]

Good interview, very well handled.

[@tryexponent]

Thanks!

[@avinashgorantla1395]

Very good background of technical system of the data center but a small correction though 1KW per turbine is too low you should consider at-least 2MW turbines on an average. I am looking more kind of behavioral questions for same role.

[@italia0141]

Also make a video to enhance rthe oration skills. I I would have answered the windturbine question very bluntly or would have negated it. But this man handled it like a pro even though the question was not up to the mark.

[@coreyjared8813]

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I stupidly lost my login password. I would appreciate any tricks you can give me.

[@aryanmaurice4234]

@Corey Jared instablaster ;)

[@coreyjared8813]

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[@coreyjared8813]

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[@aryanmaurice4234]

@Corey Jared Happy to help xD

[@ardaisldar6758]

1 M wind turbines? I think it’s off the chart. 1 kW per turbine is quite low, average turbine generates about 1 MWh.

[@AdamJWong-sn8bg]

Hey Arda you’re right! That s also in line with the point of the strategy. If asked a question out of your domain (as wind energy generation is for me) recommend to use an assumption then base it off of any data source. Earlier in my career I recall a benchmark of 1m^2 solar being about 1 kWh, so I ran with that. Introduce a variable or assumption, defend it, and proceed with the estimation. And you bring up a great point of doing a sanity check on the response at the end, too!

[@shootsbraw]

The problem here is that the humanoid exposed himself since no human can answer these questions as precisely and fluently as he did.

[@AdamJWong-sn8bg]

That is how I would actually answer this type of question [beep beep bop bop]

[@italia0141]

Wind turbine question was dumb. Although answered like a pro

[@AdamJWong-sn8bg]

Thanks! this question is quite similar to a real interview question I've received/given

[@italia0141]

@@AdamJWong-sn8bg thanks for sharing this. Lesson learnt.

[@nehal93]

@@AdamJWong-sn8bg on searching I learnt wind turbines generates 1.5MW of power. so around 700 wind turbines would be the answer!?

[@AdamJWong-sn8bg]

@@nehal93 Absolutely! Now that you have that factor and justification in your back pocket, when you introduce this you'll be able to defend the assumption! As time goes on and technology improves, this will continue to change. Today, there are some onshore wind turbines capable of producing 3MW+.
Also, consider in an interview picking numbers that are easy to perform back of envelope calculations with.