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Amazon Product Manager Interview Questions

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  • "At Evernote and Wise, I've created a personalized approach for working more efficiently I've taught to coworkers with either our own proprietary software and off the shelf software. With Evernote, I did this by creating a hyper personalized templates for responding to customer concerns. With Wise, it's been a reworking of their traditional way of approaching Due Diligence and use of resources"

    Jeff M. - "At Evernote and Wise, I've created a personalized approach for working more efficiently I've taught to coworkers with either our own proprietary software and off the shelf software. With Evernote, I did this by creating a hyper personalized templates for responding to customer concerns. With Wise, it's been a reworking of their traditional way of approaching Due Diligence and use of resources"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
  • "While managing a budget the most ways we get out more is time and resource"

    Pilla P. - "While managing a budget the most ways we get out more is time and resource"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
  • Product Manager
    Behavioral
  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Product Manager
    Behavioral
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    "This is an Improve a Product question. Let's first go over the Improve a Product formula: Ask clarifying questions Identify users, behaviors, and pain points State product goal Brainstorm small improvements Brainstorm bolder improvements Measure success Summarize Now, let's begin! Ask clarifying questions Before we begin listing off recommendations, it's important you ask questions to ensure you and the interviewer are on the same page"

    Exponent - "This is an Improve a Product question. Let's first go over the Improve a Product formula: Ask clarifying questions Identify users, behaviors, and pain points State product goal Brainstorm small improvements Brainstorm bolder improvements Measure success Summarize Now, let's begin! Ask clarifying questions Before we begin listing off recommendations, it's important you ask questions to ensure you and the interviewer are on the same page"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Analytical
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    "That I had not been a PM for a formal ML product. But good models need sound data and my five years of sql writing and ensuring that DWHs and marts had the data they needed for reporting would be very relevant"

    Tony C. - "That I had not been a PM for a formal ML product. But good models need sound data and my five years of sql writing and ensuring that DWHs and marts had the data they needed for reporting would be very relevant"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Technical
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    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
    Product Manager
    Product Design
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    "This is a Fermi problem — an estimation or approximation problem with limited information and back-of-the-envelope calculations. There's no right answer: interviewers want to understand how you think and how well you can explain your reasoning, rather than what you already know. Recall the formula for Fermi problems: Ask clarifying questions Catalog what you know Make equation(s) Think about edge cases to add to equation **Breakdown components of your equat"

    Exponent - "This is a Fermi problem — an estimation or approximation problem with limited information and back-of-the-envelope calculations. There's no right answer: interviewers want to understand how you think and how well you can explain your reasoning, rather than what you already know. Recall the formula for Fermi problems: Ask clarifying questions Catalog what you know Make equation(s) Think about edge cases to add to equation **Breakdown components of your equat"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Estimation
  • "Best resource with whom I have worked in the past was Head of Design. The best attributes were, he was not only a great craftsman when it came to Design details or understanding user needs, but was super quick to understand business challenges."

    Devi K. - "Best resource with whom I have worked in the past was Head of Design. The best attributes were, he was not only a great craftsman when it came to Design details or understanding user needs, but was super quick to understand business challenges."See full answer

    Product Manager
    Behavioral
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    "This was a fun question asked recently by Amazon. Let's get to it! This is a Design Question so let's follow the formula: Ask Clarifying Questions Identify user behaviors, types, and pain points State the goal and use cases List current solutions Brainstorm new solutions Evaluate and select solution Measure success Summarize Ask clarifying questions Here we want to clarify scope and make sure we are on the same page as the interview"

    Exponent - "This was a fun question asked recently by Amazon. Let's get to it! This is a Design Question so let's follow the formula: Ask Clarifying Questions Identify user behaviors, types, and pain points State the goal and use cases List current solutions Brainstorm new solutions Evaluate and select solution Measure success Summarize Ask clarifying questions Here we want to clarify scope and make sure we are on the same page as the interview"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 

    "This is a Strategy Question, which asks you to justify high-level business decisions and strategy. There's no set formula, but we recommend proposing at least three different reasons to answer the question. Let's go over one possible solution: > Sure, there are three reasons why Amazon decided to start with books first. Creating niche > The first and most obvious reason is that Amazon wanted to create a niche market for their products at first. By creating a niche in the book space, Amazo"

    Exponent - "This is a Strategy Question, which asks you to justify high-level business decisions and strategy. There's no set formula, but we recommend proposing at least three different reasons to answer the question. Let's go over one possible solution: > Sure, there are three reasons why Amazon decided to start with books first. Creating niche > The first and most obvious reason is that Amazon wanted to create a niche market for their products at first. By creating a niche in the book space, Amazo"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Strategy
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    "This is a Technical question. It tests your ability to understand high level technical concepts. Even though your job won't have any coding involved, you'll still need to understand these concepts. Being able to cover all these topics with clarity communicates confidence in your interviewer. Unfortunately, there's no formula for technical questions, but some general tips are: Use analogies when you can Break your solution into clear, bite-size steps Don't be afraid to use examples to b"

    Exponent - "This is a Technical question. It tests your ability to understand high level technical concepts. Even though your job won't have any coding involved, you'll still need to understand these concepts. Being able to cover all these topics with clarity communicates confidence in your interviewer. Unfortunately, there's no formula for technical questions, but some general tips are: Use analogies when you can Break your solution into clear, bite-size steps Don't be afraid to use examples to b"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Technical
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    Product Manager
    Product Designer
  • "This is another Fermi problem — an estimation or approximation problem with limited information and back-of-the-envelope calculations. There's no right answer: interviewers want to understand how you think and how well you can explain your reasoning, rather than what you already know. Recall the formula for Fermi problems: Ask clarifying questions Catalog what you know Make equation(s) Think about edge cases to add to equation **Breakdown components of your"

    Exponent - "This is another Fermi problem — an estimation or approximation problem with limited information and back-of-the-envelope calculations. There's no right answer: interviewers want to understand how you think and how well you can explain your reasoning, rather than what you already know. Recall the formula for Fermi problems: Ask clarifying questions Catalog what you know Make equation(s) Think about edge cases to add to equation **Breakdown components of your"See full answer

    Product Manager
  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 

    "This is another Fermi problem — an estimation or approximation problem with limited information and back-of-the-envelope calculations. There's no right answer: interviewers want to understand how you think and how well you can explain your reasoning, rather than what you already know. Recall the formula for Fermi problems: Ask clarifying questions Catalog what you know Make equation(s) Think about edge cases to add to equation **Breakdown components of your"

    Exponent - "This is another Fermi problem — an estimation or approximation problem with limited information and back-of-the-envelope calculations. There's no right answer: interviewers want to understand how you think and how well you can explain your reasoning, rather than what you already know. Recall the formula for Fermi problems: Ask clarifying questions Catalog what you know Make equation(s) Think about edge cases to add to equation **Breakdown components of your"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Estimation
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