Decomposition interview questions
A vague customer problem to scope: clarify before solving, name the stakeholders and the data, then sequence the work by risk.
- A city transit agency says its buses are unreliable and riders are leaving. You have a week with their team. How do you approach it?
- A grocery chain wants shorter checkout lines without hiring more staff. How do you approach it?
- A regional food bank says donated food spoils before it reaches families. Decompose the problem.
- A bank wants to approve small-business loans faster without taking more risk. How would you break this down?
- A hospital group wants fewer patients readmitted soon after discharge. Where do you start?
- A manufacturer says unplanned downtime is killing its margins. They have sensor data nobody uses. What do you do?
- Here is a table of events from a fitness app. Pick one feature to build from it and scope it to something you could ship in two weeks.