Product Design Interview Questions

Emily T. - "Solution picked: a half software half hardware remote control"See full answer

Praveen V. - "to clarify, there is nothing specific about FB email. you expect all functionalities of typical email program like msft/google etc assume there are no restrictions. i.e. not restricted to use within FB only As always, fb has great suite of tools to bring people together and build community. its only natural that if i have fb account why not i have FB email address.... assume its a new product, they we need to acquire and engage users and then think about retention this case..... for any produ"See full answer

Brody C. - "Honestly, I was a bit all over the place with this one. My structure was: Meta Mission Audiences Thinking about journeys and pain points (TAM + Unmet Needs) Brainstorm solutions Prioritize solutions MVP - Measure of success Risks and tradeoffs The interviewer kept trying to derail the conversation. I chose Group Volunteers (a group of people who want to volunteer together) as the audience, and in hindsight it was a poor choice. Because I chose that over individuals, I couldn't narrow down"See full answer

Bhargava Y. - "Clarifying questions Scope this down to borrowing and lending within US Scope this down to just money and not other assets (crypto, gold etc.) Scope this down to Facebook/Instagram app and not website etc. Is this peer to peer lending? Or lending from financial institutions etc.? (Scope to peer to peer lending as that connects more with the mission). Lending for small business needs, etc. are scoped out for simplicity **Mission Statement and how it is connected to this product ide"See full answer

Anubhav A. - "I have not been at SFO airport but if it would have been a similar busy airport like Mumbai Airport I would use the following approach. Re-iterating the question: We are interested in improving the experience for users who drop their cars in airport parking. The experience in question starts from the moment they enter the parking area till the time they board the plane. Core metrics that define the experience for users: Time taken to board the flight from the time I reached at the parking z"See full answer

Dan D. - "Used CIRCLES framework, and broke it into 3 age groups."See full answer

Sushil K. - "1. Assessment of Current Applications Architecture Review: Examine the underlying architecture of both applications. The 10-year-old application might be based on outdated technology, which could pose challenges in terms of scalability, performance, and maintainability. The 3-year-old application, on the other hand, might use more modern technologies, making it more adaptable to future needs. Codebase Quality: Assess the quality, structure, and documentation of the codebase."See full answer

D S. - "Clarification Question: First I would like to clarify my understanding of AirBnB. AirBnB is an online marketplace that lets people rent out their properties or spare rooms to guests. Airbnb takes 3% commission from hosts and around 6 to 12% from guests. Now, I believe payment collection experience is related to the host so they can visualize everything around their payments. Reason for designing this experience - to provide a better collection experience for hosts Marke"See full answer

Varija R. - "Uncontrolled fellow passenger behaviour Dirty and unmaintained seat fabrics Disconnected train coaches limiting even distribution of passengers"See full answer

Exponent - "This is a Design a Product question. For this, we'll want to follow the formula for success: Ask clarifying questions Identify user types, behaviors, and pain points State the goal and use cases List current solutions Improvements / net new solutions Evaluate and select solutions Measure Success Summarize Ask clarifying questions It's important to get clarity on anything unclear. Asking questions also helps us limit scope early on s"See full answer