Top Product Manager Interview Questions

Raul K. - "No of Cars in 1 year = [ Total Road Length] / [Distance Covered by 1 Self Drive Car in One Year] Clarifying Question - How does Mapping work? I assume the car has a bunch of cameras and the car needs to go via a road each once to do the mapping for Google Street view. Is that correct? Assumption Google Street view required cars to go via road once and then use camera for mapping Assumption for average speed of the car - This can vary if the car is on the highway Assumption of Area of"See full answer

Anonymous Penguin - "(I don't think this is correctly tagged as behavioral, but wanted to attempt an answer) Since I can’t ask any clarifying questions I am going to make some assumptions. I am going to assume that this is an established travel company looking for new product opportunities to expand their user base. I am going to assume that it is a for profit and while their goal is ultimately revenue, the goal for this product is user acquisition and retention. I am also going to assume the target audience is indi"See full answer

Kanishkan V. - "I responded with a project that I was a part of during my capstone class. I described how I used HTML, Python, and PostGRESQL in conjunction to create a functioning website using SCRUM."See full answer

Rahul R. - "I would first call out the two types of Google Doodles that are published. First would be the static doodle which just shows a picture, and users can get more information on it by hovering on it or clicking on it. Second would be the dynamic google doodles which are either short videos or games through which users engage a bit more. My top 3 metrics that covers both would be: Click-through rate and post-click CTR - Although different metrics, I clubbed them since they fall under similar"See full answer

Arunima S. - "I’ll first set the purpose of Instagram Reels Ads as a product: Instagram Reels connect to Meta’s mission of building meaningful connections and build community via connecting people through visual storytelling. It’s a popular product with typically Billions of active users. The business model of Meta is largely dependent on ad revenue and Ads on Reels shall primarily be poised to improve revenue for Instagram Reels and in turn Meta, and on secondary notes the upside could be in improving produc"See full answer

Manish M. - " Here is a sample response from FANG PM Assistant in ChatGPT https://chat.openai.com/g/g-Z8yp2xrzt-fang-pm-interview-assistant 1. \\Product Goals\\ Primary Goal: Enhance user engagement by providing a highly personalized and intuitive experience. Secondary Goals: Increase transaction volume, expand user base, and promote financial products tailored to user needs. 2. \\User Personas\\ Urban Professionals: Frequent users of digital payments, interested in invest"See full answer

Navin T. - "Clarification Questions : Do all 10000 persons need Email access, or is 10000 people the colony's size? : Yes, 10000 people will use emails. As I am a PM for Gmail, I assume we are focusing just on email as a form of communication: Yes. Are there any requirements on the size of attachments allowable in the emails? : I will leave it up to you. Understand the user behavior -> Identify key metrics -> Make quantitative estimation -> Understand plans -> Propose network bandwidth. User b"See full answer

Anonymous Muskox - "Clarification Questions Understanding of Netflix -> clarification Clarification regarding the meaning of logged into the platform -> not coming back or they are logged out From how long they we been seeing this issue and is this issue gradual? Which demography or geography are we talking about? The metrics which we are tracking are actually working or not? Internal Factors Any infrastructure problem, frequently "App not responding" or frequently auto log out? Any pa"See full answer

Kanwal jeet singh L. - " I have told about the challenge I have faced while designing the Automation Framework for Angular and React website and why we have to use 1 library puppeteer sharp over selenium e.g. we need to handle the asynch calls correctly when an object is selected in the UI and result is awaited for it."See full answer

Anonymous Dove - "The Doordash post-order experience is the part of the service that happens after the user has placed an order and is waiting for the delivery. This experience can be improved by providing more information, communication, and convenience to the user. Here are some possible ways to do this: Provide real-time tracking and updates: Users want to know the status and location of their order, as well as the estimated time of arrival. By providing real-time tracking and updates, users can feel mor"See full answer

Ammro H. - "Clarifying questions: What do we mean by a video conferencing app? Zoom or Messenger? A: More like Zoom Is the app for B2B users or C2C users? A: Dealer's choice What stage is this app at? Early-stage or has been in the market for a while? A: Current Player This question will help decide if you will focus on Adoption or Engagement and retention... Is there a specific market or user group we need to focus on? A: Dealer's choice Is it a paid or free service? A: Both The structure"See full answer

Ram - "Clarification Are we focusing on building the product on a specific Meta platform (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp), or is this a standalone effort? Is the product digital or physical? Are we targeting internal (employees) or external (customers) users? Are there any specific constraints like funding, resourcing, or geography? 1. Narrowing Down the Problem Awareness and Education: Create tools to increase understanding of climate change and its effects. -"See full answer

Product V. - "\\\Start by saying thanks for the questions\\\ Apple maps is a utility product that allows users to navigate from point A to point B and find transit. It is exclusive to Apple devices Ask Clarifying QQ - What is the definition of the business owner - <500,000 USD in revenue per year Why you are targeting this segment - Apple maps can be a platform of choice for the business owners Why the current consumer version is not suitable - Not suitable to the needs of the SMB How do you define"See full answer

Ben G. - "Achieving your metric of success (Daily Active Users, Engagement etc.) Improving user sentiment in their experience of using the product Attention given to accessibility, visual design and content hierarchy The product design aligns with goals and branding of company Product clearly communicates value to our users and helps them achieve their goals"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

Tracy C. - "CQ: TikTok is a short-form video platform Elderly here means older than 65 years age? Retire folks with more leisure time. Do we currently have elderly viewers and or creators on our current platform? Mission: TikTok's mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. Strategy: For elderly, they are retired with more free time to enjoy life and consume entertainment content. The elderly also have lost creativity as they age and we see higher levels of creativity with younger folk"See full answer

Vishal B. - "Design an elevator for the blind Clarification Questions A person who is not able to see at all or a person who can partially see? - completely blind Are we we focusing on the people who are visually impaired but, no other physically challenge? - Yes Goal Company already have the elevator products and now company is trying to enter into new market space. Users Blind users with some assistance - we are not focused on these people as they already have some a"See full answer

Surbhi G. - "Deep Learning is a part of Artificial Intelligence, it's like teaching the machine to think and make decisions on its own. It's like how we teach a child the concept of an apple - it's round, red, has a stem on top. We show them multiple pictures of apples and then they understand and can recognize an apple in future. Similarly, we feed lots of data to the machine, and slowly, it starts learning from that data, and can then make relevant predictions or decisions based on what it has learnt. A co"See full answer

Ishan S. - "I can see that Gen Z (born between 1995 and 2009) needs a redesigned washing machine with a busier life than ever, newer living arrangements, and a longer time frame. Let's try and understand why we need a new product for Gen Z: Clarifying question - 1) Do we have a specific goal while redesigning the machine? Should we optimize for speed, space, or functionalities? (Assume - No) 2) Do we have geographical constraints? Countries have different power and electrical thresholds, which can decide"See full answer

Dhruv M. - "During my internship at Insighta Analytics, our team was planning to prioritize a marketing campaign focused on customer acquisition through social media ads. The marketing lead was confident this would yield the best ROI based on past success. I was tasked with supporting the strategy by analyzing customer engagement trends. But as I dove into the data, I started to question whether the current direction was the best use of our budget. I analyzed customer conversion data from the last two quart"See full answer