Product Design Interview Questions

Swetha C. - "Product Mission - Establishing easy and quick checkout process improving customer experience. Company Mission - Raising the bar to improve customer experience using internet and technology User segments: Sellers: Need to make sure the products are scaled and ready available all the time Fresh and remove expired products Keeping up with inventory Consumers Find, discover and purchase products that interests the customers. Pain Points: Seller"See full answer

Shahid K. - "Asked clarifying questions, this was similar to box. Took a minute to gather thoughts. Came up with a structured approach. Focused on use cases, prioritized it. They wanted to focus on security aspects, MFA, simultaneous read/write operations, etc."See full answer

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

Namrata L. - "Clarifying questions What do you mean by app for gardening? E-commerce kind of app for buying selling or tutorial or something else? Up to me. What is the goal of this app? Getting users and increasing engagement Who are we? startup What is the time frame we are looking at for this? No constraints Where are we looking to implement this? Start with India. User segments Type: Commercial, Personal Plant Parent: New, medium, Old Profession: Student, Working Professional, Stay"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

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

Anonymous Dove - "Improving the parking experience as a Google Maps PM is a challenging and interesting task that requires understanding the user needs, pain points, and goals. Here are some of my ideas for how to improve the parking experience on Google Maps: Provide real-time parking availability and prices: One of the main challenges for drivers is finding a parking spot that is available, convenient, and affordable. Google Maps could use data from various sources, such as sensors, cameras, or crowdsourc"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

Riku H. - "My favorite Meta/Facebook product is Marketplaces and here are my reasons: Mission and Goal - The product's goal is to connect buyers and sellers locally, and this aligns with the connecting the world aspect of Meta's mission. Hence, the motivation there is directly in line with company's mission. Let's talk about the users and the journeys of the product as well: As a buyer: Relatively simple to use interface - find what you want in a few phrases and results near your profile location wil"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

William W. - "Clarifying questions Why is this company interested in building a vending machine for disabled people? We're a vending machine company who has recently learned that disabled people have a lot of trouble using our machines. We want to change that. What is the main metric this company is trying to drive? Machine usage Is there a specific kind of disability we are interested in targeting? Blind, amputees etc. Blind/vision impaired people Is there a specific type"See full answer

Daniel M. - "Clarifying questions / Assumptions: Scope: US market Constraints: none Limiting to UberX, Uberpool, UberXL services On-the-ground operations: event operations, things going on as people arrive or leave the event Defining 'events': scoping it down to concerts or large-scale events (that typically have a lot of traffic) Defining 'better experience': easier to get to and leave events Goal: I will optimize for greater user satisfaction with our service, which should translate in"See full answer