Product Design Interview Questions

Aiden L. - "clarification define a handyman: someone who's paid to do minor renovations or domestic repairs. define the app: standalone or within facebook or meta's app family? why are we designing this? should I come up with a goal (engagement, monetization)? constraints (financials/timeline)? goal: adoption. since it's a new app, i want ppl to adopt first and then monetize the users. I'd define a handyman as someone who's paid by app users to do minor fixes, such as unc"See full answer

Priyanka A. - "I will sit with the client to understand the requirement and priority. On the basis of the priority I will make a sprint plan with team where I will focus on the high priority items first. once sprint plan is done I will distribute roles and responsibility. In daily stand ups I will make sure about ant obstacle team is facing. Regularly check the backlog. I will check the project health daily using JIRA. If everything is going as planned I will release the first increment in"See full answer

Aishwarya R. - "Need for this feature : A user who has to reach somewhere on time - probably someone commuting to the airport would use this feature. I would pilot this feature in a city where there is a high volume of users using uber to commute to the airport, as well as a high volume of drivers, so that we deliver on what we promise. There are 2 side to this - the end user side, and the driver side. To measure the success of this application, primarily, I would track the number of users who are booking sched"See full answer

Alice Z. - "[I'm working on answering questions more concisely, so to practice, I will type this answer in paragraph form] To clarify the question, I understand there are at least two entry points for Stories - one within Facebook (website, app) and one within Instagram. Would you like for me to focus on the Instagram experience of Instagram Stories? Would you like for me to focus on existing markets or emerging markets, or I could decide based off where I see the greatest opportunity? (Interviewer: focus"See full answer

Ananya M. - "goal : user experience CUJ for cinema : Part A : deciding to watch a movie read reviews for movies that have released check nearby cinemas that are showing that movie check with friends/family who want to go with you find tickets online at a nearby cinema (if its a hit movie, you better hurry) buy tickets online split price on an app like split wise Part B : physically arriving at the theatre arrive at cinema hall find parking show e-ticket to enter stand i"See full answer

A M. - "For the purpose of this exercise , I will treat the question as improving the vacation experience Starting with some clarifying questions Is this product a part of Facebook or a different standalone app? Part of FB There are several aspects of the travel experience like booking , planning , packing, the actual travel, post-travel. Any specific aspect I should consider ? Interviewer says I'm free to pick one or more What is the intent of the product? User impact , acquiring new"See full answer

M N. - "Clarifications: What type of food? Let's assume cloud kitchens for this exercise. Lyft's mission: Improve people's lives with the worlds's best transportation. Lyft aims to achieve this in 3 ways: Socially, economically and environmentally. We can see Lyft playing a part in the cloud kitchen ecosystem and create economic mobility. Chef, Food consumer . Lyft is connecting these two users. Usecases: 1) Individual chefs who might be resource-constrained. Eg: Refugees who are skilled but don't"See full answer

Abhijit B. - "Clarifying question- What exactly is this product expected to do ? - are we trying to build a community around people passionate about gardening ? or are we trying to give them better tool and seeds or something else ? Do we have any time or cost constraints ? or any specific business goal we are trying to achieve ? Is this a non profit or a for profit venture ? 2) Users: Which users segment are we trying to go after and what are the pain points ? Is it millennials and gen z or someone in Boom"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

Preethi B. - "How would you improve LinkedIn's homepage? Firstly I would like to think about: 1) Goals and Constraints 2) User and the user personas 3) Prioritize the Use cases / Painpoints 4) Brainstorm on possible solutions for the chosen use case If that's fine by you! In terms of Goal: 1) Revenue 2) Active Users/Engagement - MAU These are three goals I can think of for improving the LinkedIn homepage. We are looking to generate more revenue, increase the number of monthly active users. I would"See full answer

Helen - "Clarify What type of company are we? [We are a new company that is launching a smart closet] Any constraints? [No constraints; you have infinite resources] What’s the goal? [Enter the market/acquire users] Closet for clothing only or for some commercial use? [Clothing only in homes] How are we defining a 'smart' closet? Assuming we are incorporating technology? [Yes] Which market? [You decide] --> Let's go with US market to start Business Objective/Market Context For the purpose of thi"See full answer

Alessandra L. - "My answer followed the framework: Users -> Goals -> Main Tasks -> Requirements -> Design -> Implementation -> Launch"See full answer