Product Design Interview Questions

William W. - "Clarifying questions Is there a specific airline we are focusing on here? Assume any US passenger airline (Delta, United, Spirit etc.) Why is this company interested in improving the boarding experience? To increase customer satisfaction Can you define what we mean by 'boarding experience'? The time between the passenger arriving at the gate and sitting down in their assigned seat on the plane. Are there any constraints (resources or otherwise) that I should"See full answer

Cody M. - "Q1: You're the new head of the Google Hardware division. What is the next big product we're going to build and why? (Pretend you're on stage to unveil this to us.) Q2: How does this fit into the Google ecosystem? Q3: Estimate how many units you will sell in the first year in the US. (Q4: Also asked about pricing.) Q1: You're the new head of the Google Hardware division. What is the next big product we're going to build and why? Clarifying Questions: Clarifying question: Hardware is a very broa"See full answer

Angela - "Clarifying Qs: What are we building the Google campus for on the moon? We are the Google X team and always want to move people forward and want to be the first private entity on the moon Are we trying to build for astronauts or our employees or someone else? This will be for employees Do we already have a location on the moon and we're expanding or will this be the first one ever? This is the first one ever. For us to answer this question, we'll want to discuss Google's mission, us"See full answer

Mark - "Clarifying questions: What's Lyft current goal and how does this new focus on Deaf drivers align with Lyft's goal & strategy? Do Lyft already have service/product to enable deaf users to drive for lyft? Assume We don't have any existing product/service to allow deaf users to drive for Lyft today We are designing for the ridesharing business and that the Deaf drivers can drive for all types of Lyft rideshare options Lyft's Mission: Improve people's lives w/ the world's best transport"See full answer

Product V. - "QQ  Design a product to help people feel more rested Clarifying Questions What is the definition of being rested - Am I the PM for google or any other tech startup - tech startup Does this help people meditate or sleep - Say sleep well and relax What is the specific goal of the product - Refresh people Is this mobile or any other medium - it is mobile based offering Any specific country - USA Any other constraints - No other constraints **How th"See full answer

Anubhav A. - "Clarifying questions: Are we taking about a personal parking lot or a public parking lot Do we have an objective in head for this lot -> Make money? Public parking lot from govt body Do we have a particular location in head for this -> basement, outside some building or on the roof Are we particular about the number of vehicles it can take up? Are we particular about the kind of vehicles that it can take up? (2 wheelers, 4 wheelers, heavy weight 4 wheelers) Taking a few assumptions:"See full answer

Adegnika O. - "It was a Finetech product to help people remove credit card limited balance issue. The product is design especially for business man who usually use they credit card to make purchase or big transaction. Problem Credit card have a limit amont of money they can support. it is very difficult to handle situation where people want to make a transaction that goes beyond their supported credit card balance. Having many credit card is not easy to manage and go to trip with a huge amont of money i"See full answer

Anonymous Pelican - "Just to preface - I've actually worked in the non-profit space previously, so I have some experience in this problem area. Clarifying questions: Is this within the Facebook app itself/integrations across the FoA’s ? Or is this going to be a standalone product? Assume: Charity function built within Facebook. Clarifying Question: Are we okay to constrain this to the US region? There may be tax implications outside of the US we aren’t strongly familiar with and so easier to focus on U"See full answer

Rev - "Clarify: Physical car garage or some app? 1 garage or a chain? Where is it located? (if highway then user seg to be focussed would change) (rn consider a residential area) Objective/ constraints? - majorly revenue i.e. #users * rev/user (acquire more users) Is there some issue and we are trying to address that via features or we just need features to improve the overall user experience? basic idea of garage: Car issue - drop it to garage/ sometimes pickup service - repair time -"See full answer

Akshai V. - "Password Management Tool Helps Setup Password Helps Retrieve Password Helps Reset Password Children can be broken into 3 Cohorts 0-5 Years Old : 2 yound to understand Password 6-12 Years Old : Do understand Password 13-18 Years Old : Teens and even better than Adults in Dealing with Technology Here lets concentrate a on 6-12 Years Old who want to manage Passwords for Themselves Children wants to setup Password on an Application - It cannot be special"See full answer

Ben G. - "Problem & Users What is the primary problem the App is trying to solve? Who is the primary user for the App? What is the core value proposition and what business model does it employ to serve the value? What are the business goals the app is trying to achieve and how effective is their strategy Structure Is the purpose of the app clearly conveyed? How is the overall use of space? Is there enough negative space? How does the Information Architecture help users accomplish de"See full answer

M N. - "Potential ad creators: Brands Drivers Travel services. Goal: To create a revenue stream. Acquire new users? To potentially develop new products? For now, lets focus on generating revenue as the goal. Potential ad products: Ads from brands you can watch while you are riding. Most riders dont look at the app while riding but we can provide them incentives like 5% off next ride if they watch ads the whole ride and pay it via ad revenue. Drivers can pay Lyft to be matched more w"See full answer

Priti S. - "Designing an Email Application for the Blind Creating an accessible email application for blind users involves leveraging screen reader compatibility, tactile feedback, and voice recognition technologies. Here's a comprehensive approach: Core Design Principles: Accessibility-First Design: Ensure compatibility with screen readers like NVDA, JAWS, or VoiceOver. Follow accessibility guidelines (WCAG) for structure, navigation, and content. Voice Interaction:Use voice comman"See full answer

Inraathp R. - "Clarify : "Movie watching” can happen in a Theatre On a cable TV via an OTT app, A dedicated home-theatre set-up. I will focus on OTT streaming on a Smart-TV because: It is the fastest-growing surface (70 % of long-form streaming minutes). Geography: USA Platform : Any (Android TV, Tizen etc) OTT: Netflix What are we trying to improve ? Basic Journey -->Switch on TV->Navigate to OTT->Find Movie->Play Movie->Consume Audio and Video Setup Journey -> Create account -> Setu"See full answer

Karthik M. - "Structure Why should we build this? + market, company, product, trends Users Painpoints Solutions Summary Clarify company - 0 to 1 Why should build this Market factors Size and opportunity (tam) sizeable market - billions of dollars in TAM Competitors (1) governments (2) parkmobile (3) vendors for each parking lot (parking structures / lots, man people) Strengths Parkmobile - available anywh"See full answer

Hamilton D. - "I will teach the user to use the application in a simple and objective way"See full answer

P K. - "Clarifying questions: What are open homes and how does this model work? Open homes cater to provide free shelter for refugees; hosts list the property and partner NGOs based on the requirement book an appropriate property for the refugees. How long does a refugee stay at a property? Minimum 2 weeks Does the host provide meals? Up to the host, some do and some don't What does improve Open Homes mean? There is an imbalance in hosts - we need more hosts"See full answer