Product Design Interview Questions

Anand K. - "Clarify: First, is there a budget or timeline I should be aware of? This will allow me to understand if we should build an MVP version of X product, or if we have the freedom to make it a bit more layered/complex. No budget/timeline Next, I want to define child care: we can be talking about after-school day care many private and public schools provide. We can also be talking about child care businesses that will look after children during business hours. There are some education"See full answer

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Bg - "Questions: Can the toothbrush be a smart toothbrush, different from typical toothbrushes? Ans: Yes Children's age group? Ans: Pick your choice Cost? Ans: Not a concern Country? Ans: Ignore Personas: Parents typically help kids in brushing up to 5 years. Let us assume 5-10year olds as our focus. That is a decent 5%+ of global population. Pain Points: Brushing teeth for kids is a pain. They simply do not like it sometimes. Dental checkup is always a hassle. Some ki"See full answer

Vishal S. - "Product Understanding - Push notifications are pop up notifications received on the device (phone, tablet etc.) sent by various Meta apps whenever a new post has been made or a new message is received Clarifying Questions - Is is specific to one device? Is it specific to one product? Is it specific to one region? Is it specific to one OS? Is this as a result of changes to algorithm/UI? Existing or a new feature? Assumptions - KPI calculation will only be for users who h"See full answer

Shashi R. - "How do you define Retention? Let’s assume a user comes back tomorrow and scroll for a 10s or so Do we mean to improve the daily retention or weekly/monthly retention? Take a call I think we should look at the weekly retention as checking LinkedIn daily could be a cumbersome task for some and daily retention data may have frequent fluctuations due to several reasons such as professionals are too busy to check LinkedIn on a daily basis Has retention dropped recently, or do we just need to"See full answer

Ben G. - "A more senior answer -> influencing stakeholders Defining who stakeholders will be and roles and responsibilities early one Identifying timelines and roadmapping Identifying key business needs and how they related to core product Identifying how the project will be successful (KPIs) Identify business, user and product goals Speaking your stakeholder’s language, build empathy by discovery and understanding their motivations and make them a part of the co-creation process (ie calc"See full answer

Peter H. - "As a technology leader with enormous power and influence, Google has a significant role to play in global social responsibility. Right now, that means that Google must focus on how humanity can create a sustainable future. If I had unlimited resources, I would focus on the products that enable future mobility in sustainable cities. The success of Gogoro, the Taiwanese scooter manufacturer that has created a swappable battery pack system for small scooters, shows how green tech, consumer visib"See full answer

Arthur Y. - "Clarifying Questions: Clarify scenario My assumed answer: I walk through example flow of family watching YT via Chromecast on parent’s account, then an adult-themed video auto-plays What is goal? My assumed answer: From the prompt, the immediate goal is to prevent inappropriate videos from playing at inappropriate times. At a higher-level, since Google/YT has such a high market penetration % already, the goal is retention of existing users and not having them stop usin"See full answer

A B. - "Followed Clarifying questions - why this product - competition - Meta's mission - product vision - user segments - prioritize and Why - pain points for prioritized segment - prioritize pain points - list solutions - tradeoff - North star - summerize "See full answer

M N. - "Assuming alternative for commuters currently is public transport. Commuter painpoints: Public transport timings are not reliable Paying fare, buying tickets, refilling fare cards can be cumbersome. Safety Current rideshare options are expensive Getting to public transport stations is inconvenient. Potential solutions: Improve public transit ETA accuracy on Lyft app using historical data and better data integration with transit companies. Integrate with multiple public tra"See full answer

Varun S. - "Question: You'e a PM at Meta. Design a product for users to find a handyman. Clarifying questions: Why does Meta want to build this? A: Up to you to decide that, hoping to here you say why. When: No fixed duration for release. Market: I'd like to focus on a developed market, where technology reach is wider and people are more at ease with using online platforms for tasks. Maybe focus on the US market to start with. Standalone app - We will need to distinguish ourselves and create an identity"See full answer

Anjaly J. - "Wing is a subsidiary of Alphabet that provides technology for drone delivery of freight. Current pain points : Noise level when drones are flying Competitive landscape in terms of traffic management system Broadcast network IDs to identify the recipient - privacy concern Considering that privacy concern is a large issue by itself and traffic management system is something I assume Wing would have plans for the future, Idea would be work on the noise level as a recently joined PM. "See full answer

Danyal R. - "Clarify the Issue: Begin by asking for more context about the specific issue they're referring to. This demonstrates your ability to gather information and make sure you have a clear understanding of the problem at hand. Assumption: biggest issue is decrease in north start metric: # of bookings Prioritize and Define Goals: Once you have a clear understanding of the issue, outline the goals you'd like to achieve in solving it. Increasing booking conversions, reducing friction in the bo"See full answer

Sandeep B. - "This is my first attempt. Requesting feedback - Design a bookshelf for the users. I would like to create a framework to solve this problem and follow it. It will have the below sections - Goals User Persona Use Cases Pain Points Features Prioritization Metrics Few clarifying questions - What is the objective of doing this? (User engagement, matching a product that a competition has just launched) What type of industry we are in? (Are we a furniture design company, ar"See full answer

M N. - "Ideas: Book a ride ahead of time on an app and provide timeslots. Have longer hours just for these rides so that people who care enough can go earlier. Distribute the demand by splitting a one-day ticket into 2 days so that traffic is distributed into 2 days. Fast pass add-on that lets you buy a fast pass for a specific ride instead of a combination. Have 2 of the top 3 popular rides and remove unpopular rides to use the space. Create a VR version of popular ride at the park so"See full answer

Madhumita M. - "Attempted the answer. Feedback appreciated. Thanks! Mission: LinkedIn mission statement is to “connect the world's professionals to make them more productive and successful.” LinkedIn Feed: People You Know, Talking About Things You Care About. One of things can be done is look for Existing engagement metrics that LinkedIn news feed may have. Look for data where engagement is low and understand why and come up with a hypothesis for that. For this exercise will assume there is no pro"See full answer

Abhilash K. - "Minimum viable product is a product with a minimum set of features that are sufficient to gather information if customers are going to use it or are sufficient to answer the questions for the problems that are we are specifically trying to solve. In order to prioritize features it is critical to consider following points. What is the problem we are trying to solve? Understand the context. Identify the features that you need to solve the problem while ensuring that features are in sync with"See full answer