Meta (Facebook) Interview Questions

Praveen V. - "House buy is time-consuming and complex. (too many steps involved, from selecting a house, to agent, loan, closing, moving, knowing the place and people to settling down). Lets leverage power of fb and socialness to simplify house buying. we will create product for that users for home buying buyer ( for sake of simplicity - assume employed family with kids. local buyer) seller agent user flow for buying: Market research: understand the market, research area (friends, family ta"See full answer

Praveen V. - "to clarify, there is nothing specific about FB email. you expect all functionalities of typical email program like msft/google etc assume there are no restrictions. i.e. not restricted to use within FB only As always, fb has great suite of tools to bring people together and build community. its only natural that if i have fb account why not i have FB email address.... assume its a new product, they we need to acquire and engage users and then think about retention this case..... for any produ"See full answer

David I. - "As I understand it, you’d like me to design a mobile native application (for iOS or Android) that helps people manipulate data similar to that of Microsoft Excel or Google Sheets. You can add and import data, edit it, run calculations, regressions, and generate charts and graphs. If it’s ok with you, I’d like to confine the design to iOS, and based on my knowledge of how a product manager uses a spreadsheet. I’d like to approach this problem by first identifying the goal of the app. Since we’r"See full answer

U K. - "Additional of COVID disclaimers to COVID related reels in instagram has helped users to navigate the crisis effectively as well as get the facts addressed regarding the vaccine."See full answer

Ash J. - "Clarify: Has metric definition changed for what the NSM is and app startup time?-->No Are we sure that this not just a correlation and causal? For e.g. We would need to dive into a few different technical buckets around regional, version and other features launched-->No Time period: Is it over the same time period?--> Yes Goal: FB goal: Empower people to build community and bring world close"See full answer

Ian S. - "Clarifying Question: Are we talking about mission-oriented success or business-oriented success? [Let's assume mission-oriented] Let's start by talking about where Pages fit into the mission of Facebook. Then we'll cover some relevant metrics, identify which are most important for measuring the success of Pages, and then talk about some trade-offs as part of a final recommendation. Mission: Facebook's mission is to empower people to build community and to bring people closer togeth"See full answer

SG - "Clarification - Are we referring to HW or SW/experience or overall product? Choose any. Choosing overall product. Are we targeting a particular use case - such as health/commerce/or am I free to choose one? Choose on your own. Any other constraints that I should be aware or? Lastly, does it have to meet both AR and VR, or can we prioritize one at this time? And if so, any concerns with prioritizing one? I am choosing to prioritize AR this point .. and I'll walk you thoroug"See full answer

Chakravarthy B. - "generally at the beginning of ever project the PgM has to come up with 5Ws & a H that translates in to a project charter. this forms the baseline expectations for a project to get kick-started."See full answer

Aryan B. - "I'm going to assume I'm the PM for Events. Clarifying Questions: Is there any reason why we're improving Events, perhaps any bugs or feature requests? I'll assume improvement is open-ended Are we scoped to Facebook mobile or web? I'll assume no I'd like to break this problem down into three areas: goals, users, and solutions. Let's talk about goals first. Higher-level goal for Facebook & Events The higher-level goal for Facebook is to bring people closer together and empower"See full answer

Swaroop M. - "Formulate a draft format of idea, open to feedback, communicate your progress"See full answer

P D. - "FB Vision: To empower users to build communities and bring the world closer together Reactions Product Goal: To enable users to express them in a quick and easy manner on posts / comments / videos / photos etc. and hence bringing the world closer. Currently only "Like" option is there which indicates to the creators that users like your posts. User Personas Content Creators Pain Points Single Reaction Option: Only users who like the content are able to use the reactions f"See full answer

Sidharth N. - "My thought process below: FB's mission: Connect with people - friends, family, and build communities. Assumptions made: Goal here is to increase user engagement with an FB product, not to monetize or gather new users, though they may be indirect side-effects No blockers in terms of data or partnerships Looking at mobile specifically Classifying users Trying a matrix structure of Interest vs Ability-to-engage. 1) Enthusiastic fans :: People who are super interested in the eve"See full answer

Christopher K. - "Clarifying/Requirements House hunting is something I'm familiar with as someone who has rented, owned, and invested in the past. When I was looking for a place to live, the stage of where my life plays an important factor in determining how I look for a place. Before I start, I would like to ask some clarifying questions for better context and understanding. Did FB release any app related to house hunting - No, this would be a completely new feature. Will this be a stand-alone or"See full answer

Bhavana J. - "Clarifying questions: What is the travel experience? International/ domestic travel for company work or local commute to the office? Is there any specific metric that we are targeting? Assuming that interviewer says no metric is defined and we are talking about domestic and international travel for company purposes. I'm going to assume that covid disrupting travel is something that I have to keep in mind but that we are also thinking about how things will be improved in the longer run (i"See full answer

Sri A. - "Mission: to help users buy and sell products from groups. If we think about the value here, users want to join groups that sell/buy products of interest (young moms or vinyl), or location of interest, or trust, or some other factor - either from other users or SMBs. User Actions: create groups, join groups, active in groups - make posts to sell or show interest in buying (like, commenting, sharing or ideally transacting) deeper engagement - sharing , saving , searching more based on wh"See full answer

Mitchell K. - "How does team matching and Bootcamp work for PMs?"See full answer

A M. - "For the purpose of this exercise , I will treat the question as improving the vacation experience Starting with some clarifying questions Is this product a part of Facebook or a different standalone app? Part of FB There are several aspects of the travel experience like booking , planning , packing, the actual travel, post-travel. Any specific aspect I should consider ? Interviewer says I'm free to pick one or more What is the intent of the product? User impact , acquiring new"See full answer

Amy M. - "Before we head into this - let's redefine this question to identify some objectives and key results: re-Design FB security privacy intimacy a few questions I want to clarify are: Is this for desktop, mobi web, or apps? Apps Is this for US only? Yes May I assume some resources available for me? Such as Designers, Data Scientists, Developers? Sure ----- Okay let me think about this for a min ---- I'd like to start off by: Thinking about th"See full answer

Anonymous Hawk - "A few clarifying questions: Algorithm that is specifically used to match individuals? Define better? More matches, higher likelihood of relationship? etc. Next I'd like to consider the product's goals, how users engage with the app, how we'd measure those engagements, and how they align with our goals. Considering Goals Facebook's mission is to give people the tools to build communities FB Dating's goal for the end user is to find a partner, but for Facebook it is really ab"See full answer

Ian S. - "Clarifying questions: What are we defining as "participation"? Does it include creating a live stream? Or is it just viewing a stream? Engaging (commenting/reacting) with other viewers during a live stream? ["Participation" = Watching, commenting, or reacting to a live stream as it's being broadcast, not during replays] Are these live streams from major broadcasters expecting large audiences? Or individuals making use of live broadcasting from their phones? [Across the board] "See full answer