Product Manager Interview Questions

Brody C. - "Clarifying Questions: When you say Language Learning app, you're referring to a user wanting to learn a new language through a Meta property - not NLP tech correct? -- Yes Is this a stand-alone app, or part of Facebook or another Meta app? -- You choose Are there any restrictions like budget, or time for this learning app? -- Nope. Give me a moment to think about how I want to structure this answer: Mission // Goal of Language Learning App Competition Audience Segments Pain Points "See full answer

Lakshmi tejaswi S. - "First I would like to define what a negative experience might construe Unable to book the reservation Customers unable to cancel reservations The customers unable to find restaurants in the location they are in customers unable to interact or leave reviews. I will try to solve for the first one. In this scenario, I would like to understand the frequency of the issue’s occurrence. I will try to understand if there was a new feature rolled out that may have impacted it such as chang"See full answer

Spring C. - "I tried taking a shot at this in 20 mins and typed out a solution. Why? Mission: build communities and bring people closer together Birthdays - help you connect with friends once an year, restart a conversation and bring people together. It also brings your broader friends and family closer to celebrate and builds communities . User: Birthday person Posts their birthday as public info FB reminds friends and family about the day On the day they get posts to"See full answer

Patrick K. - "Full travel packages. Flight + hotel + experiences. They have all the data in the world to scrape to see some of the top places to visit in each city or country. Coupled with the ability to find the cheapest flights to make these trips affordable."See full answer

Exponent - "You should be able to identify this as a Strategy Question, which asks you to justify high-level business decisions and strategy. Here are some ideas for risks to Airbnb: Regulation > I believe the biggest risk to Airbnb is regulation, both from local and foreign governments. Already, Airbnb is subject to onerous laws in foreign countries. For example, homes in London can only be booked for a total of 90 days in London, and in Japan hosts must apply and register their listing with the gov"See full answer

Vinayak A. - "Let's start with understanding the objective. The assumed objective is to be able to optimize for ads revenue by showing optimal number of ads to users without reducing the user engagement metrics. So, the approach I would take here is to perform experimentation with certain set of customers cohort based on different parameters. The metrics I would keep track of Customers average user engagement - time per session before and after the experiment over a week. Number of ads shown per ses"See full answer

Edison T. - "togetherness with mutual respect for each other and understanding to work together"See full answer

Amit S. - "Fast food service Good service application."See full answer

RockyBalboa - "Clarifying question(s): what constitute a COVID related search? is it more on number of cases by geography, virus strains, vaccine information etc. ? Besides engagement is there anything we should take into account? Which personas are likely to be targeted: Journalists gathering more information for reporting Doctors and SMEs Common crowd with moderate to advanced education on health and safety measures and likely type of at-home entertainment Pharmaceuticals orga"See full answer

Daniel M. - "Clarifying questions / Assumptions: Scope: US market Constraints: none Limiting to UberX, Uberpool, UberXL services On-the-ground operations: event operations, things going on as people arrive or leave the event Defining 'events': scoping it down to concerts or large-scale events (that typically have a lot of traffic) Defining 'better experience': easier to get to and leave events Goal: I will optimize for greater user satisfaction with our service, which should translate in"See full answer

Rev - "Narrow down on a person (born in city childhood - school - college - work - retirement) Age: 0-5 = ignoring travel for this part (might travel with parents) 5-19 = weekdays school, weekends outings School distance 5 km , total = 10km (to & fro) (4 intersections * 1min(time spent) = 4 min/ day) 52 x 5 x 4 = 1040 mins ~ 15 hrs 15 * 14 yrs = 210 hrs Weekends 52 x 2 = 104 days * 0.3 = 30 days Trips = 10 km (8 intersections * 1min(time spent) = 8 mins) 30 x 8 ="See full answer

Scott S. - "As engineering managers, it’s our obligation to prioritize and manage technical debt properly. However, achieving the correct mix between reducing technical debt and providing new features while meeting deadlines can be fairly tough.To manage technical debt efficiently, it’s vital to first understand how to detect it inside your projects. One way to do this is by doing regular code reviews and encouraging your team to share any concerns or areas where they feel the codebase may be improved. This"See full answer

Jack F. - "One feature I launched was a construction draw process enhancement for loans ranging from $15MM to $60MM In response to the need for improved efficiency and accuracy in managing construction loan disbursements, I led the development and implementation of a streamlined process within our banking platform. Working closely with stakeholders, including borrowers and internal teams, I gathered requirements and identified pain points in the existing process. Leveraging my expertise in data analysis a"See full answer

Abhishek S. - "Draft: Interview on the Goal of Airbnb Hosts Interviewer: What is the goal of Airbnb hosts? Abhishek: Clarifying question - By goal, what exactly do you mean? Are we talking about the business goal, product roadmap, expansion goal, growth, or marketing? And are we just talking about hosts, not Airbnb as a whole, right? Also, is it the website, mobile app, or the whole hosts business vertical? Interviewer: Good clarifying questions! By "goal," I mean the business goal of Airbnb ho"See full answer