Product Design Interview Questions

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

Ayo A. - " Broke down the problem in this: Features scope API design Pseudo code for specific components Data model/schema Back-of-the-envelope calculations Reference links Link to whiteboard or diagram such as https://sketchboard.me/new Good luck! Considerations: Content could be potential large Older content should clean from the server URL: Pastebin.com/2324234 Features Scope: user can paste any text content .TXT, .HTML Limit on the amount content compress data and send over"See full answer

Niaz - "Clarification : What do you mean by fake drugs ? Ans : drugs that are counterfeit and not approved by the FDA. Intro / scope : Fake drugs is a big problem and can even lead to someone death. For this question I plan to focus on the US market and drugs that can be bought over the counter and does not need a doctor's prescription. For prescription drugs, pharmacists play a key role in ensuring the doctor's prescription correct and pharmacists can also police fake drugs. Therefore I will focus o"See full answer

Exponent - "This is a Favorite Product question with a slight twist. We have a constraint: picking an e-commerce store. This should be relatively easy since we use e-commerce stores every day. Let's go over the Favorite Product formula before we begin: Choose a product and briefly explain what it is Who are the users? What are their pain points? How did competitors solve it in the past? How does this product address these pain points differently and better? **How wo"See full answer

Vishwanshi J. - "Summary of the Situation We'll design a video streaming app for toddlers, focusing primarily on creating a safe, engaging, and educational environment. The goal is to foster early learning and provide entertainment that's appropriate for this age group. This will be a brand-new app, designed to use existing hardware like tablets and smartphones that are common in households with young children. Identify Users Primary Users: Toddlers (ages 1-4): direct consumers of the content. Seco"See full answer

Amith J. - "Following the CIRCLE Framework here The user goal for a smartwatch designed for the blind would be to provide them with enhanced accessibility and independence by offering features that enable them to access information, notifications, and functions typically available on smartphones in a more tactile and user-friendly manner. The primary aim is to empower visually impaired individuals to navigate their daily lives more efficiently and confidently through the use of innovative technology . The"See full answer

Vincent T. - "Google Maps has achieved remarkable success due to several key factors that have set it apart in the realm of digital mapping and navigation services. There are a few crucial reasons behind its success: Comprehensive and Accurate Data: Google Maps has a vast database of geographic information, including detailed maps, street views, and satellite imagery from all around the world. It provides accurate and up-to-date data on roads, landmarks, businesses, and other points of interest, allowing u"See full answer

Koragg - "Overview & Assumptions: The ISS is revolving around the earth in an orbit an hence any object inside will behave as if it is in free fall or the normal force will be zero as per the basic laws of motion. Considering the following physical conditions for behaviour of substances inside the ISS: Solids will float around randomly, and will change their course of motion upon collisions Liquids like water or that contain water will turn into spherical globules and other liquids will float around i"See full answer

Rika S. - "Great question! I think it's very important to teach kids about investment. Couple that with the trend of kids becoming tech savvy at a younger age, there's a big opportunity to design a useful product. I'd like to start by breaking down the customer segment of "kids." I will assume that kids who will use this product come from more affluent backgrounds and their parents have investment accounts. We certainly could target kids from a lower socioeconomic background, but I think the barriers for"See full answer

Mark B. - "Questions and Clarifications: Monitoring can mean a few things- Location, vital signs, fluids did you have something in mind or should I pick? -> You should pick Should I assume I am acting as google or a startup -> You pick -> well google has a mission to organize the world's data, and well being data may play well with either the google health or google home systems. I will act as google I am going to initially focus on the US market, as other markets may have different cultural expectatio"See full answer

Suhasan C. - "i'm going to Structure my answer like this: make sure we both are on the same page by asking Qs Users and their use cases/pain points Prioritise the use cases Brainstorm some solution Priritize the solutions + Trade offs Metrics define success Clarifying Qs: Who are we? ==> MicroSoft team who designs physical product Whiteboard so==> mething where people can write/draw to present/explain/workout Office==> workplace. Not schools/univ Smart ==> It understands most o"See full answer

Tartan C. - "A transportation system that connects with stakeholders to make the treatment process more predictable and time-effective. Algorithm to send a push to drivers nearby."See full answer

Rahul J. - "Clarifying questions Key value proposition of the product: an app that the blind can use to hail taxi service. User type: fully blind people, based in the USA. Form Factor: Mobile app for iOS and Android Target market Mobility is a basic human need. Currently, blind people are either dependent on others OR have to compromise on being mobile. -> Importance of problem is high People need to visit multiple places in a day: work, leisure activities, social life etc. --> the frequency of"See full answer

Anonymous Muskox - "Clarification about the Google Web Answers, its goal, and vision for the next 4-5 years. Talk about the different user personas and the actions which they should take to achieve that vision. Finally replicating these actions and corresponding actions into metrics. Evaluate the different action if we there are any negative recursion about these metrics"See full answer