Product Manager Interview Questions

Aeshvarya J. - "Food delivery apps : Food delivery apps are clear example of demand and supply functions, Both end need to monitored closely. Ecosystem : Order placer, Restaurant and Food delivery Platform Value : Order placer find value when they can order food at home from their fav restaurants. Restaurant find value when they make sell via order coming in and probably good reviews which marks future growth. Food delivery platform when orders are being placed. North star metrics : # of order delivered Bre"See full answer

Hari priya K. - "Are we talking about Uber app? or generic app? if it is a Uber app, I will proceed further. Uber is a platform where a rider can book a ride from the Uber app. The rider puts their current location or location where they want to take ride from and enters destination address. The Uber app searches for appropriate driver ( based on distance and vehicle) and assigns a driver to the rider. After finishing the ride, the rider and driver were asked to rate each other and on the ride quality . This"See full answer

Soumya S. - "In 2019, I was given a very important problem to solve. In a team of 3 we had to build a mobility assist device. The customer segment we would go for was something we could decide. The project was very close to me as I had lost someone I loved because of cancer and I saw how reduced mobility was a huge pain point in not being able to do physical activities. My team could only think of elderly people as the main target market. As the Head of Product what I did was: 1) I helped them dive even d"See full answer

Suraj - "UberPool Product built for Uber Uber is a network of drivers & riders that allow to transport riders from A to B UberPool UberPool product solves for 2-3 riders to take a trip to a destination that works for everyone. It helps with reduced cost for riders, reduced emissions, make it faster to reach destination during high traffic hours makes it harder to find a ride --> until you find users willing to go to same destination "See full answer

Adarsh S. - "Hey, Thanks for the question - it’s an interesting real-life existing problem wherein a few of my friends and colleagues who have tried to work and travel have faced these issues at their respective airBnBs. Cool so this is the rough backbone structure that we can follow and ofcourse we can add meat later on to it and pivot if required. So here it goes: First would like to lay out the broader mission of Airbnb + WHY this is needed as to why we are doing this and then some clarific"See full answer

Snighdha G. - "By showing results that I have achieved by taking that action because seeing is believing. For example, when we had issues with our child's behavior and wanted to understand what as parents we are doing wrong, we went and sought help from a specialist and similarly advised same to others having some form of mental health issues to seek help since we benefitted with it a lot."See full answer

Anna H. - "Great. I'm going to get started by asking clarification questions for (1) understanding of the gap by assessing current product features for bookings via platform?, (2) brainstorming possible solutions, (3) how to implement solutions, and (4) suggesting metrics to validate solutions towards an increase of bookings Clarification questions & Assumptions: What is customer segment (family/ group/ individual)? In which market? (individual & US market) Should I specifically focus on one of use ca"See full answer

Bharat D. - "Went through scenarios where a user Interviewer asked me to select a scenario, mostly outside of the control of the app. The interviewer saw me rattled and suggested the need to get to a venue as an experience. I designed a solution and suggested an MVP. The goal was to select a scenario, design MVP and suggest user journey/cohort selection and demonstrate measurement."See full answer

Anonymous Muskox - "Okay so the objective is to describe a product which I think is poorly designed despite of what market sentiments are around this and how the product is performing currently. Okay understood, so the way I would like to go about it is first I will state what are the factors which I look in a product to tell it is a good product. Then will see how a particular product doesn’t follow this and that's why I called it a poorly designed product. For me a product is great if it is having these qualities"See full answer

Scott S. - " A couple of years ago, we were working on a project to integrate a new third-party data feed into our existing data processing pipeline. This data feed was critical for enhancing our trading algorithms with more comprehensive market data. Given the tight timeline and high stakes, I decided to push for a rapid implementation. In my eagerness to meet the deadline, I underestimated the complexity of integrating this new data feed. I did not allocate sufficient time for thorough testing and valida"See full answer

Shasleen I. - "Clarifying Questions Who are we? Traditional elevator company or a new age tech startup Assumption: New age tech based elevator company Any constraints: Budget, etc. Assumption: No What kind of a skyscraper building: Assumption: Commercial. Includes office spaces as well as others Any particular goal with respect to building this elevator? Design best in class elevator providing the best user experience for passengers User needs - Users have the following needs when"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

Nagi E. - "Comprehend the situation: “When we say video streaming, do we mean watching videos such as movies and TV shows from devices using the internet?” Yes “Is it a fair assumption calling 65+ as seniors?” Yes “Any specific goal in mind?” Up to you “Timeline? constraints? “ None “Is this an extension of one of the existing streaming apps or a brand new one?” Brand new “Is there hardware needed for this app or will we be using the existing hardware and only developing the app?” You decide I’l"See full answer

Rahul J. - "Clarifying questions Key value proposition of the product: targeted search engine for kids to search the internet Target users: kids below 18 years of age Target geography: USA Form factor: web app Target market Kids (largely school students) are now increasingly using the internet for educational purposes to perform assignments, collaborate on projects etc. A search engine is a core need to access the internet for this audience and is needed quite frequently - almost every time a"See full answer