Product Design Interview Questions

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

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

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

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

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

P D. - "Building a great product is a journey Product has to: Identify the right set of customers Have to keep understanding the evolving needs to the users Have to solve it in the best way possible (Innovative, useful, easy to understand manner) Have to keep evolving with time by understanding evolving needs and data generated Price according to the users capacity and willingness to pay"See full answer

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

Mahi D. - "A horizontal rack with smaller containers aligned in the (Braille)alphabetical order, where the container is facing upwards and its cap has an inscription of the name of spice. Each container has two openings, one opening will allow the user to pour 1tsp of spice and the other will allow the user 1Tsp. We have to add a small weighing scale where the scale announces the weight of the spice left in the container, if it is empty an automatic refill order is placed. For automatic order placement, we"See full answer

AspiringNoogler - "Clarifications Shared laundry means there are a number of washers and dryers in a room, and anyone can pay to use those for one cycle Assuming minimal hardware changes to washers and dryers Goal: Improve customer satisfaction with the shared laundry experience Metric: Customer satisfaction score (TBD) Users: Customers Low volume (e.g. singles, young professionals etc.) (L, XL) Medium volume (e.g. families with children or elderly etc.) (XL, S) Large volume (e.g. re"See full answer

Talles S. - "Me: Thanks for this. I have a few clarification questions- what would be the museum? Is this an art museum? A museum with ancient things from across the globe? Is there a specific theme? Interviewer: You can consider that this is a modern art museum like MOMA in New York. Me: Thanks -- and to make sure, do you have any additional specifications in what this product wants to tackle? Specifically, are we trying to make the museum experience better, the ticketing experience better or anything els"See full answer