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Product Design Interview Questions

Review this list of 956 Product Design interview questions and answers verified by hiring managers and candidates.
  • Microsoft logoAsked at Microsoft 

    "Clarification questions: a. Is this platform like YouTube to post cooking videos by homechefs? b. Is this like Doordash where homechef’s can sell home cooked food? Response: Feel free to assume. I’m assuming to build a marketplace platform where homechef’s can sell their home cooked food. c. Are we looking to build a webapp/mobile native app Response: Mobile native app (iOS and Android) d. Which markets are we focusing on? Global or North America or USA **Response: I would focus on"

    Abdul K. - "Clarification questions: a. Is this platform like YouTube to post cooking videos by homechefs? b. Is this like Doordash where homechef’s can sell home cooked food? Response: Feel free to assume. I’m assuming to build a marketplace platform where homechef’s can sell their home cooked food. c. Are we looking to build a webapp/mobile native app Response: Mobile native app (iOS and Android) d. Which markets are we focusing on? Global or North America or USA **Response: I would focus on"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Lyft logoAsked at Lyft 
    Product Design
    System Design
  • "From my understanding there are many music apps focused on providing various services such as streaming, learning musical instruments, and collaboration among musicians. However,, there seems to be a gap in the area of emerging musicians getting discovered by producers or talent scouts. Considering this gap, we could design an app, “ StageLite ”, which allows budding musicians to upload clips of their performances. These can then be evaluated and rated by a community of users who can upvote good"

    Guna shekhar reddy B. - "From my understanding there are many music apps focused on providing various services such as streaming, learning musical instruments, and collaboration among musicians. However,, there seems to be a gap in the area of emerging musicians getting discovered by producers or talent scouts. Considering this gap, we could design an app, “ StageLite ”, which allows budding musicians to upload clips of their performances. These can then be evaluated and rated by a community of users who can upvote good"See full answer

    Product Design
  • Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Product Manager
    Product Design
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  • "Goal: To design a product that helps people keep track of their belongings and prevent loss. Identifying users: Individuals who frequently lose their belongings Parents who want to keep track of their children's belongings Tourists who want to secure their belongings while travelling Selecting the right user:Given Google's expertise in technology, we will focus on designing a product for individuals who frequently lose their belongings. Defining features and prioritizing: Item tracki"

    Anonymous Panda - "Goal: To design a product that helps people keep track of their belongings and prevent loss. Identifying users: Individuals who frequently lose their belongings Parents who want to keep track of their children's belongings Tourists who want to secure their belongings while travelling Selecting the right user:Given Google's expertise in technology, we will focus on designing a product for individuals who frequently lose their belongings. Defining features and prioritizing: Item tracki"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • "Let's start by describing a time machine, which is a device that allows somebody to move backwards or forwards in time. The movement could be physical movement, wherein the user gets physically transported to a different timeline, or it could be getting a glimpse into a different timeline, like wearing a VR headset and getting to experience a different timeline without physically being there. For the purpose of this exercise, I will assume, this time machine allows a person to physically trans"

    Akshay R. - "Let's start by describing a time machine, which is a device that allows somebody to move backwards or forwards in time. The movement could be physical movement, wherein the user gets physically transported to a different timeline, or it could be getting a glimpse into a different timeline, like wearing a VR headset and getting to experience a different timeline without physically being there. For the purpose of this exercise, I will assume, this time machine allows a person to physically trans"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
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  • "Facebook groups operate to inculcate community interaction. I would deep dive into the current user behavior to understand a lot more User journey User age groups that show most activity Usage of features Dominant topics Any other data point that will provide insight to usage statics Based on above findings, I would devise a feature that would target increasing retention/time spent on the groups by incentivizing high performing user and/or user groups. Some examples of features"

    Priyanka V. - "Facebook groups operate to inculcate community interaction. I would deep dive into the current user behavior to understand a lot more User journey User age groups that show most activity Usage of features Dominant topics Any other data point that will provide insight to usage statics Based on above findings, I would devise a feature that would target increasing retention/time spent on the groups by incentivizing high performing user and/or user groups. Some examples of features"See full answer

    Product Design
  • Product Manager
    Product Design
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  • Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Meta logoAsked at Meta 
    Product Design
    System Design
  • "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."

    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

    Product Designer
    Product Design
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  • Product Manager
    Product Design
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  • Google logoAsked at Google 
    +2

    "Is it innovative Is it user friendly ? Is it honest ? Apple Phones click on all categories above."

    Googlepm 1. - "Is it innovative Is it user friendly ? Is it honest ? Apple Phones click on all categories above."See full answer

    Product Design
  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 

    "Front Page Layout Design for Newspaper App Header Section Logo: Displays at the top left. App Name: Displays alongside, so very prominent. Search Bar: Centered with search to find articles within the application. Navigation Menu: The links to the respective sections, World, Politics, Sports, Entertainment, and Opinion, etc Main Content Area Top Stories Carousel: It is a rotating banner that displays the top 3-5 news stories with images along with their headlines. Each story should be cl"

    Midde V. - "Front Page Layout Design for Newspaper App Header Section Logo: Displays at the top left. App Name: Displays alongside, so very prominent. Search Bar: Centered with search to find articles within the application. Navigation Menu: The links to the respective sections, World, Politics, Sports, Entertainment, and Opinion, etc Main Content Area Top Stories Carousel: It is a rotating banner that displays the top 3-5 news stories with images along with their headlines. Each story should be cl"See full answer

    Software Engineer
    Product Design
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  • Asana logoAsked at Asana 
    +3

    "Clarification Questions: Can we define and describe office ? my current office ( IT ) , or government offices, starup offices, etc I assume we are desgining a refrigerator for my current office. It is an office with multiple floors with canteen on one of the floors. There is seating arrangement for around 200 - 300 on every floor. Generally there is maximum usage during lunch time and then snacks time since part of us dont have breakfast and dinner in office. Is there any cost limitation"

    Darshana W. - "Clarification Questions: Can we define and describe office ? my current office ( IT ) , or government offices, starup offices, etc I assume we are desgining a refrigerator for my current office. It is an office with multiple floors with canteen on one of the floors. There is seating arrangement for around 200 - 300 on every floor. Generally there is maximum usage during lunch time and then snacks time since part of us dont have breakfast and dinner in office. Is there any cost limitation"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Hubspot logoAsked at Hubspot 

    "This is a Favorite Product question with a slight twist. We have a constraint: picking an enterprise app. 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 would you improve it/make it better? Summarize Let's start! Choo"

    Exponent - "This is a Favorite Product question with a slight twist. We have a constraint: picking an enterprise app. 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 would you improve it/make it better? Summarize Let's start! Choo"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • "Clarify : "Movie watching” can happen in a Theatre On a cable TV via an OTT app, A dedicated home-theatre set-up. I will focus on OTT streaming on a Smart-TV because: It is the fastest-growing surface (70 % of long-form streaming minutes). Geography: USA Platform : Any (Android TV, Tizen etc) OTT: Netflix What are we trying to improve ? Basic Journey -->Switch on TV->Navigate to OTT->Find Movie->Play Movie->Consume Audio and Video Setup Journey -> Create account -> Setu"

    Inraathp R. - "Clarify : "Movie watching” can happen in a Theatre On a cable TV via an OTT app, A dedicated home-theatre set-up. I will focus on OTT streaming on a Smart-TV because: It is the fastest-growing surface (70 % of long-form streaming minutes). Geography: USA Platform : Any (Android TV, Tizen etc) OTT: Netflix What are we trying to improve ? Basic Journey -->Switch on TV->Navigate to OTT->Find Movie->Play Movie->Consume Audio and Video Setup Journey -> Create account -> Setu"See full answer

    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Amazon logoAsked at Amazon 
    Product Manager
    Product Design
  • Product Design
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