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Product Design Interview Questions

Review this list of 963 Product Design interview questions and answers verified by hiring managers and candidates.
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    7 answers
    +4

    "Spotify is a music streaming app. Monetization of Spotify happens in multiple ways : Ads Subscriptions (Ads free, premium) Make Spotify default on Android phones as Apple Music on Iphones Spotify to be a default on Nest hubs Exclusive membership (New songs ) Learn with Spotify classes Chat with Content creators (for a minimum fee)"

    Anjaly J. - "Spotify is a music streaming app. Monetization of Spotify happens in multiple ways : Ads Subscriptions (Ads free, premium) Make Spotify default on Android phones as Apple Music on Iphones Spotify to be a default on Nest hubs Exclusive membership (New songs ) Learn with Spotify classes Chat with Content creators (for a minimum fee)"See full answer

    Product Design
    Product Strategy
  • Google DeepMind logoAsked at Google DeepMind 
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    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    1 answer
    Video answer for 'How would you improve YouTube for content creators?'

    "Users: Creators We can segment by category of videos made (ie. beauty, entertainment, etc.) We could also segment by age range. Let's just choose self-development channels Pain points: Want to bring you to their website Solution. Portal to their website. Whenever you click on the video, a tab pops up for their website. But, this could be annoying for viewers. Back to the drawing board. What if we made creators into viewers. I am a FinTech Product Manager"

    Andrew M. - "Users: Creators We can segment by category of videos made (ie. beauty, entertainment, etc.) We could also segment by age range. Let's just choose self-development channels Pain points: Want to bring you to their website Solution. Portal to their website. Whenever you click on the video, a tab pops up for their website. But, this could be annoying for viewers. Back to the drawing board. What if we made creators into viewers. I am a FinTech Product Manager"See full answer

    Product Design
    App Critique
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    2 answers

    "Clarifying Questions : Am I the PM at google ? Yes, For which country Airport are we designing this? Lets assume its a new product so we will design it for the US airports and later expand to other countries. GTM : When do we need to launch this product? Do we have any time constraints ? Lets assume one year I am assuming why google wants to enter in this space is because it is an untapped market and google can revolutionize the market with some of the most emerging tehnologies by e"

    Tanu M. - "Clarifying Questions : Am I the PM at google ? Yes, For which country Airport are we designing this? Lets assume its a new product so we will design it for the US airports and later expand to other countries. GTM : When do we need to launch this product? Do we have any time constraints ? Lets assume one year I am assuming why google wants to enter in this space is because it is an untapped market and google can revolutionize the market with some of the most emerging tehnologies by e"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
    4 answers
    +1

    "Clarifying Questions Who are we? Traditional elevator company or a new age tech startup Assumption: New age tech based elevator company Any constraints: Budget, etc. Assumption: No What kind of a skyscraper building: Assumption: Commercial. Includes office spaces as well as others Any particular goal with respect to building this elevator? Design best in class elevator providing the best user experience for passengers User needs - Users have the following needs when"

    Shasleen I. - "Clarifying Questions Who are we? Traditional elevator company or a new age tech startup Assumption: New age tech based elevator company Any constraints: Budget, etc. Assumption: No What kind of a skyscraper building: Assumption: Commercial. Includes office spaces as well as others Any particular goal with respect to building this elevator? Design best in class elevator providing the best user experience for passengers User needs - Users have the following needs when"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
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  • Meta logoAsked at Meta 
    2 answers

    "Before I start, can I ask some clarifying questions? Is Facebook Reels the same as Facebook Watch where a user can go to Watch and consume short clips, react, comment and share them? In terms of measuring success, are you looking at a segment of users like the reel creators or viewers, or is that up to me? (Assume interviewer will say it's totally up to me) Can I also assume that I am looking at the product across platforms as well? Android, iOS, desktop (Assume answer is yes) Thanks fo"

    Riku H. - "Before I start, can I ask some clarifying questions? Is Facebook Reels the same as Facebook Watch where a user can go to Watch and consume short clips, react, comment and share them? In terms of measuring success, are you looking at a segment of users like the reel creators or viewers, or is that up to me? (Assume interviewer will say it's totally up to me) Can I also assume that I am looking at the product across platforms as well? Android, iOS, desktop (Assume answer is yes) Thanks fo"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • DoorDash logoAsked at DoorDash 
    1 answer
    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • WhatsApp logoAsked at WhatsApp 
    4 answers
    Video answer for 'How would you improve WhatsApp?'
    +1

    "goal of whatsapp: to connect people at no cost associated to it, over internet, with complete privacy and 100% encryption clarify improve means? increase # of users increase revenues? increase # of countries its used in ? increase features ? who are the customer personas of whatsapp: students working professionals families individuals SMEs current features of whatsapp : communication: video/audio calls, messages document sh"

    Janakiram P. - "goal of whatsapp: to connect people at no cost associated to it, over internet, with complete privacy and 100% encryption clarify improve means? increase # of users increase revenues? increase # of countries its used in ? increase features ? who are the customer personas of whatsapp: students working professionals families individuals SMEs current features of whatsapp : communication: video/audio calls, messages document sh"See full answer

    Product Design
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    2 answers

    "Okay so the objective is to describe a product which I think is poorly designed despite of what market sentiments are around this and how the product is performing currently. Okay understood, so the way I would like to go about it is first I will state what are the factors which I look in a product to tell it is a good product. Then will see how a particular product doesn’t follow this and that's why I called it a poorly designed product. For me a product is great if it is having these qualities"

    Anonymous Muskox - "Okay so the objective is to describe a product which I think is poorly designed despite of what market sentiments are around this and how the product is performing currently. Okay understood, so the way I would like to go about it is first I will state what are the factors which I look in a product to tell it is a good product. Then will see how a particular product doesn’t follow this and that's why I called it a poorly designed product. For me a product is great if it is having these qualities"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
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  • Meta logoAsked at Meta 
    1 answer

    "I would start with clarifying questions : Are we building this feature on existing meta apps like Facebook / Instagram ? Yes AM I building this in Meta suite of products or a standalone app ? Inbuilt app with in Meta product like Fb/Instagram Timeline - 1 year Geography - USA Structure : Why -> Meta Mission -> Business objective -> User segmentation -Need ( Prioritization) -> Painpoints ( Prioritization)-> Solutions ( RICE prioritization) -> Metrics / NSM -> Risks - Summary Why : WIth multiple"

    Rani Y. - "I would start with clarifying questions : Are we building this feature on existing meta apps like Facebook / Instagram ? Yes AM I building this in Meta suite of products or a standalone app ? Inbuilt app with in Meta product like Fb/Instagram Timeline - 1 year Geography - USA Structure : Why -> Meta Mission -> Business objective -> User segmentation -Need ( Prioritization) -> Painpoints ( Prioritization)-> Solutions ( RICE prioritization) -> Metrics / NSM -> Risks - Summary Why : WIth multiple"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • "1. Clarify the problem Are we building a digital or physical product?- We are offering it as an application on mobile. Are we building a complete new product or as a new feature for existing airline booking apps (Goibibo/Makemytrip, etc.)? - New feature for existing booking apps. We can consider Goibibo as an example. What do you mean by improving experience?- Reduce wait times or optimize the time spent. What is the goal? Engagement or Revenue? - Engagement. Which is t"

    Preetham m P. - "1. Clarify the problem Are we building a digital or physical product?- We are offering it as an application on mobile. Are we building a complete new product or as a new feature for existing airline booking apps (Goibibo/Makemytrip, etc.)? - New feature for existing booking apps. We can consider Goibibo as an example. What do you mean by improving experience?- Reduce wait times or optimize the time spent. What is the goal? Engagement or Revenue? - Engagement. Which is t"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • PayPal logoAsked at PayPal 
    2 answers

    "I would start with the User feedback- both explicit (from surveys) and implicit(from Product insights on app usage/drop offs). Then understand the business direction/priorities that Paypal wants to take with Venmo and come up with a Iteration plan that starts with "low hanging fruit" first and then builds to more ambitious products. The goal is to find features that are at the intersection of "valuable(to users), feasible(for dev) and usable(to users) . Once we prioritize these features, I would"

    Abhijit B. - "I would start with the User feedback- both explicit (from surveys) and implicit(from Product insights on app usage/drop offs). Then understand the business direction/priorities that Paypal wants to take with Venmo and come up with a Iteration plan that starts with "low hanging fruit" first and then builds to more ambitious products. The goal is to find features that are at the intersection of "valuable(to users), feasible(for dev) and usable(to users) . Once we prioritize these features, I would"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    2 answers

    "To determine which features go into a Minimum Viable Product (MVP), I focus on balancing user needs with business goals, while keeping technical feasibility in mind. My approach usually includes these key steps: 1. Understand the problem deeply: I start by identifying the core user problem we’re solving—whether that’s through user interviews, support tickets, usage data, or stakeholder input. The goal is to figure out what success looks like for the user in the most basic but valuable form."

    Aniruddha N. - "To determine which features go into a Minimum Viable Product (MVP), I focus on balancing user needs with business goals, while keeping technical feasibility in mind. My approach usually includes these key steps: 1. Understand the problem deeply: I start by identifying the core user problem we’re solving—whether that’s through user interviews, support tickets, usage data, or stakeholder input. The goal is to figure out what success looks like for the user in the most basic but valuable form."See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
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  • Meta logoAsked at Meta 
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    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • +6

    "Great question, I’ll take a moment to organize my thoughts before answering - Sure I have a few clarification questions and some assumptions - Go ahead 5 years and infinite resources, I have no constraints in terms of making technology advancements - Yes, no constraint I’ll focus on improving the lives of people and changing the ways people use Google Translate and may expand the use to different products.. not just existing interface - Cool Let's take a step back and think why people nee"

    Vaibhav B. - "Great question, I’ll take a moment to organize my thoughts before answering - Sure I have a few clarification questions and some assumptions - Go ahead 5 years and infinite resources, I have no constraints in terms of making technology advancements - Yes, no constraint I’ll focus on improving the lives of people and changing the ways people use Google Translate and may expand the use to different products.. not just existing interface - Cool Let's take a step back and think why people nee"See full answer

    Product Design
  • Google logoAsked at Google 
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    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Meta logoAsked at Meta 
    2 answers

    " why do we want to improve the DMV? we’re a startup and we want to improve the experience at the DMV what is the DMV? my assumption is that this is for the US only, and is the department of motor vehicles. and this is where folks go to get IDs, register their cars, etc. is that correct or am I missing anything about what the DMV is? is there a timeframe to launch? are there any other constraints that I should be aware of? context: what is the DMV - the DMV is a something of a"

    Elle Z. - " why do we want to improve the DMV? we’re a startup and we want to improve the experience at the DMV what is the DMV? my assumption is that this is for the US only, and is the department of motor vehicles. and this is where folks go to get IDs, register their cars, etc. is that correct or am I missing anything about what the DMV is? is there a timeframe to launch? are there any other constraints that I should be aware of? context: what is the DMV - the DMV is a something of a"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
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  • Coinbase logoAsked at Coinbase 
    2 answers

    "Mock interview 2/3/2025 Google Wallet User Needs (pain points): At physical store: understand the price tag proceed the transaction Audio cue to pick one credit card read the payment machine transaction confirmation (optional) balance hear transaction summary At home: check balance make payment send money receive money understand statement Prioritization Understand the price tag"

    C T. - "Mock interview 2/3/2025 Google Wallet User Needs (pain points): At physical store: understand the price tag proceed the transaction Audio cue to pick one credit card read the payment machine transaction confirmation (optional) balance hear transaction summary At home: check balance make payment send money receive money understand statement Prioritization Understand the price tag"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Meta logoAsked at Meta 
    4 answers
    +1

    "Before I jump in, will this product be part of the FB ecosystem? If it's up to me, although I think wine has a great social element and is shared when people are connecting...I would hesitate to create a product that promotes alcohol consumption on FB. So I would choose to have it live outside of FB. With that, let me start by making sure I understand the product correctly, talk about some metrics we can target. Then we can think through who our users are and outline some of their needs. Final"

    Anonymous Sparrow - "Before I jump in, will this product be part of the FB ecosystem? If it's up to me, although I think wine has a great social element and is shared when people are connecting...I would hesitate to create a product that promotes alcohol consumption on FB. So I would choose to have it live outside of FB. With that, let me start by making sure I understand the product correctly, talk about some metrics we can target. Then we can think through who our users are and outline some of their needs. Final"See full answer

    Product Design
  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
    1 answer

    "Starting with Clarifications Before jumping in, a few things I'd want to nail down: What are we actually optimizing for here — is it Retention, Engagement, or something like Average Order Value? Are we talking about the app or the website? Any specific geography in mind? For this answer, I'm going to assume we're focused on improving Retention and Engagement on the mobile app in India. That's where I think the most interesting problem space lives. The User Journey I'm Working Wi"

    Mrigang S. - "Starting with Clarifications Before jumping in, a few things I'd want to nail down: What are we actually optimizing for here — is it Retention, Engagement, or something like Average Order Value? Are we talking about the app or the website? Any specific geography in mind? For this answer, I'm going to assume we're focused on improving Retention and Engagement on the mobile app in India. That's where I think the most interesting problem space lives. The User Journey I'm Working Wi"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
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