Interview Questions

Matthew P. - "I am"See full answer

Vibhor R. - "As a product manager, my focus is to bring the what and why of the product and deliver the product in the promised timeline. With that said, I typically work closely with my engineering and onboard them during the planning sessions to have a say on the design and feasibility. I try to keep an idea where PMs are not the only responsible folks for ideation and engineering is free to pitch in their two cents. In addition, I typically try to do daily/weekly standup check-ins with my Developers and D"See full answer

Umesh V. - "I collaborate with the marketing team by understanding their goals and making sure my work aligns with their needs. If we're working on a website or app, I ask them about branding, target audience, and key messaging. For example, if they want to increase user engagement, I help by improving UI/UX, adding interactive elements, or making the site load faster. I also take their feedback seriously—if they need changes in design or content placement, I adjust accordingly."See full answer

Sonali S. - "I would launch the self driving car e.g. Audi has done in the past. I would use AWS Deep Racer -> Rewards algorith and pythons function to do the same."See full answer

Rika S. - "Great question! I think it's very important to teach kids about investment. Couple that with the trend of kids becoming tech savvy at a younger age, there's a big opportunity to design a useful product. I'd like to start by breaking down the customer segment of "kids." I will assume that kids who will use this product come from more affluent backgrounds and their parents have investment accounts. We certainly could target kids from a lower socioeconomic background, but I think the barriers for"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

Sanchit G. - "Vision of Amazon: One stop place for users' buying needs - products and services. Goal of Amazon: Increase wallet share of users or engagement from users. Why services: Services would help achieving this goal, as the users would love using services. And Users need a platform to access services. Market in consideration: India (it is big enough. I am more familiar with this market) Current market landscape: Competition: A couple of marketplaces for services. Similar"See full answer

Swetha C. - " Questions: Is there any specific user pain point we are trying to solve ? Is this for engagement or retention or revenue Is there any specific Geo you want me to focus ? Is there any specifc user segment you want to focus ? Structure: Company Mission: Easy access to vehicle no matter when and where you are. Product Mission: Quick and easy delivery of food delivered at your door step User Segments: Sellers : Restaurant, Catering, F"See full answer

Bk - "For any App launch, its awareness is the first step towards adoption/Activation. and the best strategy to make it aware is to tag behind any existing applications. for example: if Amazon is launching, we could perhaps integrate it with Echo or other relatable services. promotion plays a key role, which Amazon is brilliant at. Advertising via add films, add engines on other websites (including Amazon), feebies or discounts, promotions that can align to awareness would be my first step. I would"See full answer

Anonymous Chinchilla - "Advice would be really appreciated! Clarification: To download the app, do users need to go to the app store/or open a web browser to click download? [Assume the interviewer said it is up to me] Approach : summarize the overall process of sharing listing out how could we optimize every step in the process to make sharing features effective ranking each feature by their priorities setting metrics, perform A/B tests and evaluate results. **Step1: Summarize Shari"See full answer

Anonymous Narwhal - "I'm seeking a role in which I can be continually challenged to devise innovative and streamlined solutions for complex issues, particularly with regard to the persistent soaking problem. I'm excited about the opportunity to not only excel in my own performance but also to empower and enable my colleagues to perform at their absolute best. My goal is to wield my influence and magnetic qualities to not only attract but also retain top-tier engineering talent, all in alignment with our shared objec"See full answer

Soodong P. - "Question: Design a product for collectors on FB Landscape: Collector market is growing as focus on life quality is increasing and cares more about personal interest More information is available through online Competitors: Ebay, Auction, local stores Characteristics: Less price sensitive, some knowledge on collections, small TAM but with potential to expand, Individual or Small merchants, Authenticity matters, tolerant to lengthy logistics if authentic, Price can be subject"See full answer

Stephen C. - "We've identified the problem as a Design a Product question. Use the following framework for tackling these types of questions: Ask Clarifying Questions Identify users, behaviors, and pain points State product goal Identify current solutions Brainstorm new solutions Evaluate solutions Measure success Summarize We'll go through each of these step by step. Ask Clarifying Questions The PM interview isn't about your ability to come up w"See full answer

Pathworks P. - "I would begin by asking the following clarifying questions: Are there any special use cases such as VIP Penthouse access, restricted floors etc? Do we need to consider safety requirements or other technical constraints such as maximum load/capacity? If the lobby for the entire hotel located on the ground floor? Can we assume that the majority of the guest amenities are located near the lobby and lower floors? Can we assume that the passenger controls on the floors are purely directional"See full answer

Aabid S. - "I am the Lead PM for a product that analyzes calls made by prison inmates and looks for predictors of criminal intent. its primarily used by police investigators and the FBI. One of the main features we have in the app is Link Analysis which basically lists out all the calls an inmate has made for a specific time period. This feature was built before my time. When I joined, the first thing I did was to implement analytics in the app. Looking at our numbers, I noticed that usage was less than 1%"See full answer

Umang S. - "Context - I joined a large public-facing service as a PM midway through its development. Situation - Due to the SOPs of the company the team already had a metrics framework. That included your standard DAUs, Retention and Acquisition Metrics Concern - As SOP metrics were publicly accepted, the team did not internalise what success actually means to the product they are developing, as the actual value was not being encapsulated in the framework This was evident in the show and tells as the"See full answer