Meta (Facebook) Product Manager Interview Questions

Anjali V. - "I feel this is more about "Describe a time when I failed or struggled" rather than "Project Failure"."See full answer

Rotem L. - "Meta Pay - What is it? Payment platform that lets people buy and send money on Facebook, IG and Instagram on platforms like FB and IG, people already find things they like and the businesses can sell directly on the platform through shops so Pay is closing the last mile and letting them also check out quickly once they’ve added their card details once. It’s making it a real one-stop shop. It also allows making more transactions directly on the platform without having to enter card deta"See full answer

Nayla D. - "Clarify Questions: Is this app in Facebook app? or we build a different app for this? - Yes, this is in FB app now. Will we have monetization in the first launch or launch it for free first? - Free first, but there is a potential monetization in the future. Context: we will launch Facebook Jobs in two weeks, indicating that this is a new product. I want to step back a bit, why this is important for Meta. Meta mission is to make it easier to build community and bring the world closer"See full answer

Anonymous Minnow - "First, lets dive deeper into the question. I would ask - What are the top challenges facedtoday? What user segments work well, and what do we want to focus on? What do we know about competitors, and what can we learn from them? What user flows have the highest engagement in VR today? Are we focusing on consumer use cases or enterprise? Are we tackling activation or retention, or do we want to increase engagement? To build a strategy here I would target this from four differe"See full answer

Saket S. - "I will divide my answer in 2 parts: Process I use for managing risks in any Project I will explain a real life situation where a Risk occurred and how I managed it Process for Risk Management can be broken down into 3 parts: Risk Identification: Risk identification is a team effort and is an ongoing process that happens throughout the Project. Technical Risks are usually identified during design/build/testing stage. I maintain a Risk register document to capture all the risks identified"See full answer

Anonymous Newt - "CQ: What's the goal - we are just exploring Any specific timeline we are targeting - NA Why specifically podcast - its a growing area and can help engage the customers Any specific geography to be kept on mind - You tell Approach: Understand Netflix’s landscape Understand more about the Podcast space via Porter’s 5 Forces framework Decide mode of entry Tradeoffs & Risk Netflix’s landscape; Product - OTT player Who uses - kids, adults When do they use – leisure"See full answer

Mark H. - "Clarification: workplace is a communication messaging tool for employee to send and receive messages. Why: meta's mission current landscape market trends meta's unique value strength & weakness Workplace Mission: build a communication tool for employees to better collaborate and engage with each other Goal: focus on engagement, not revenue Product ecosystem: Meta Company sourcing department IT department User: sender/receiver #of people log in #of people"See full answer

Preetham m P. - "Clarifying Questions Is the product a digital or physical marketplace? (Digital) Are we building an educational platform, freelance platform, or marketplace? (Freelance platform) Are we focusing on a specific geographical location? (India) Will the platform involve online transactions? (Yes) User Personas Individual Gardeners: Self-employed gardeners offering their services. Gardening Agencies: Organizations providing gardening services. **Educational Institutio"See full answer

Debajyoti B. - "Understanding the problem: What do we mean by email notification experience here? Is it the quantity of notifications or quality?- it's the quality of the experience i.e. how can we make the experience better & more user centric How would you define enhance in this context?- here enhacement means improving the engagement with the emails resulting in more people viewing the photo/s on FB with email as source Are we supposed to enhance the viewer's experience only or the creators as w"See full answer

Rita V. - "Gardening product for Meta Clarifying question: Is this going to be a new product? Or part of FB/IG? Gardening as a work? Pleasure? Lets start with META mission - Meta’s mission is to bring people together and form a community. In our case of gardening, it can be smart to solve the case of tips and questions, specially for users that just start to do some gardening. Its a nice hobby and can bring people to work together and support each other. Users I think I will go and seg"See full answer

Preetham m P. - "Clarifying Questions Are we an EdTech company adding this as a new arm, or building a new product? → New product Is the learning mode online or offline? → User can choose Are we focusing on any specific instruments? → No, any instrument Does our product include a marketplace for purchasing instruments? → No Are we building a mobile app or web platform? → Both, for India location User Personas Music Enthusiasts – Full-time learners aim"See full answer

Natalia N. - "Clarifying questions: How much is the decline? Since when have sales been declining? Make sure that it has correlation with competition and not a premature assumption that can come from something internal (not external competition). Is it all the stores? What is the variation in the dicline? If you have stores that have 20% less sales vs some that are steady, it might be something related to the store experience specifically. How does the decrease in sales compare to cities that ha"See full answer

Jimmy K. - "Awesome thanks for your question. Can I take a few seconds to write down some thoughts? - Sure Okay I’m ready. So the way I’ll work through this problem is that first I’ll ask some clarifying questions, then I’ll dig into the why, starting with Facebook’s mission and competition and try to end up with a why for this product to exist. Then we will talk about users and will pick a user to focus on. We will then figure out which need to solve for the user given the product's why and the context we"See full answer

R K. - "As a Product Manager for Instagram Reels, understanding Meta's investment in this product requires considering the broader competitive landscape, primarily TikTok, and Instagram's monetization strategy through ads. The focus on Reels is a strategic move to capture a share of the short-form video market, increase user engagement, and drive ad revenue. Lets start with why Meta invested in Instagram reels 1. Competing with TikTok: TikTok's explosive growth in the short-form video space pose"See full answer

Sandhya P. - "What is Meta Quest, Horizon world VR game? Horizons worlds is a platform that lets creators build worlds where real people can come and interact. This could be a gaming world, a socializing world, a marketplace, immersive experience, etc. Why would people want to use Horizon worlds: Because it isn’t possible to always visit all places in person I know that Meta has been encouraging creators at this time because the Horizon’s worlds needs a lot of worlds for it to be interesting for customers Cus"See full answer

Siddhant S. - "We'll consider cost-effectiveness, environmental impact, convenience, and scalability. Here are key metrics and trade-offs to consider: Cost Metrics Operational Costs: Compare the direct costs associated with operating each mode of transit, including vehicle maintenance, fuel or energy, and driver salaries. Subsidization Level: Assess how much subsidy each option requires per ride or per passenger to remain free or low-cost to employees. Cost Efficiency: Analyze the cost p"See full answer

Jeffrey F. - "I used the GAME method. Started first with defining the product and setting the mission and goal for Zoom. Stated that the product grew in popularity in 2020-2021 for both business and personal use, but since lockdown ended, shifted to business use. Goal is to effortlessly and seamlessly connect people anywhere. Focused on the business use case and stated Zoom makes revenue through contracts signed with various enterprises. Due to maturity of the product and business focused, said it make"See full answer

Meagan R. - "GAME Goals User Actions (detailed user journey) Metrics - NSM, Secondary, Counter Evaluate"See full answer