Product Manager Interview Questions

Daniel L. - "You're the PM for all of Instagram Stories. What is your North Star metric? Meta's Mission: Give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. IG's Mission: To capture and share the world's moments User Types Marketplace / 2-sided ecosystem Creators and the Consumers Metric Categories Adoption Engagement Retention [not pictured]: create a table with 2 columns: Creators and Consumers and 3 rows: Adoption, Engagement, Retention. Talked through and priori"See full answer

Surbhi G. - "Hi Team, where can I see sample answers for this question?"See full answer

Dheeraj sai P. - "The traffic congestion is said to be messedup by vehichles on road.While technically it is said to be a server issue or any other.By using some advanced tech I go to solve that."See full answer

Rani Y. - "Design a Fundraising product Clarifying questions : Are we creating this a standalone product or creating this within Meta apps ? Global product ? Lets say global product What is fundraising ? Raising money for cause Why is it imp ? Allows individuals to see bigger changes with small contributios why now? increased social causes, creator economy, or global crises. Want to make it accessible for everyday person rather than limiting to bigger organizations Ties into Metas mission to give"See full answer

onering2ruleall - "Would consider the following factors: Customer demographic and preferences Location of the warehouse and what's the local product trends Seasonality and time of the year for trendy products Balance of volume and margin products Supply chain consideration Competition analysis Inventory turn over rate eCommerce aspects of the inventory Plus the following types: Essential and groceries Electronic and entertainment Apparel and footwear Home and lifestyle Seasonal and promo"See full answer

Pwea S. - "when were you asked this? during the product design interview in power day?"See full answer

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

Namu - "Provided an example from my work history where I asked to move the Go-live date to prevent launch date failure."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

R K. - "I would start with some clarifying questions: What is the goal of the 'Report ad' feature? what do you think? Are we looking at the blue app or Instagram? The ad placement can be adjusted to the both apps, so look at it has a whole Are we looking at a specific location of the report ad? like stories or feed or reels? Nope Are we looking at a specific OS? everywhere Is there some timeline? or restrictions? no Are we looking at a specific market? worldwide Thank you, I"See full answer

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

Upasana S. - "Clarifying questions: What is a roofer? A: A person who constructs and repairs roofs. Should this include construction companies or the actual people who construct it, like masons, labourers? A. you can define the segment Any specific geography to operate in? No, any geography or worldwide can be chosen Does the company have a goal in mind? New product creation to capture a market. Can the product be a physical product? Yes. In terms of constructing roofs, there is generally no separate company"See full answer

Adam M. - "This is a great question! If you don't mind, I'd love to list 3 strengths and weaknesses then dive a little deeper on one of each of them. I think my three greatest strengths are: Empathy Openness to feedback Drive And three weaknesses I have been working to strengthen are: Sometimes my desire to achieve can put me at risk of overcommitting Communicating status to the right stakeholders at the appropriate time Creating detailed and strategic lists of priorities so I can meet th"See full answer

Kirubel D. - "Clarifying Questions (Noun, verb, and adjective) Pixel The Pixel Phone or are we talking about ore on the software? Hardware or SoftwareINT: This can be applied to both areas Best Compared to other related phones on the market? And do we have a specific time frame in mind?INT: we don’t really have a specific time frame maybe within the next couple of years. Best means comparing to other phones out there. Market Best when it comes to a particular feature or overall the user experience within"See full answer

Adaneir W. - "Assumptions: LinkedIn: LinkedIn's goal is to sell premium to candidates and companies that recruit. It aims to have the largest number of qualified professionals in creative intellectual professions, who spend time on the platform and share content. LinkedIn's strategic direction:grow the Talent pool, encourage the Talent pool to better qualify themselves, to facilitate Talent search by recruiters in return, the more recruiters on LinkedIn, the more they can sell premium to talents who are"See full answer

James W. - "I've recently worked closely with a product that had both the best and worst performing teams. The situation is that one team is struggling to deliver within a reasonable timeframe, a few stronger members of the team are carrying the weaker. Work is taking a long time. They aren't listening to each other. They aren't helping each other to get work over the line. They are getting stuck down rabbit holes. They aren't continually improving their processes. They are getting frustrated and at risk o"See full answer

Brandy L. - "The North Star Metric for Google Photos should be: Monthly Active Users (MAUs) who successfully store, organize, or retrieve photos/videos. Why? This metric reflects Google Photos’ core value: helping users store, manage, and access their memories seamlessly. It ties user engagement with the platform's primary offerings: reliable storage, easy search, and organization. Supporting Metrics: User Engagement: Monthly Active User (MAU) ratio: Growth and retention trends. "See full answer

Bryan K. - "Did a quick 30 min writeup on this and I'm submitting before I review/edit. Success metrics for Spotify Podcasts Clarify Focus is on Spotify Podcasts, which are audio content posted by Spotify Content creators Spotify Podcasts exists across all devices Spotify as a company is at a mature state and is looking to enhance retention and revenue (monetization) Spotify makes money through ads, Spotify Podcasts too - Assuming that Spotify Podcasts has some sort of ad product where adv"See full answer

Tony A. - "The correct question is: Build a product for celebrities to engage with their followers."See full answer