Product Design Interview Questions

Rani Y. - "Design a product for gardeners. Assumptions / Clarifying questions -> What ? -> Why ? TAM -> Mission for Meta -> Business Goal -> User segmentation ( P) -> Painpoints (P) -> Solutions ( P -rice) ->NSM -> Risks -> Summarize Assumptions : New Embedded ( **) onto a Blue app Is there a timeline ( 1 Year ) Region ( Pilot small users group ) What : Practice of cultivating food , flowers , decorated plants in controlled environment backyard , greenhouse , front yard etc Why"See full answer

Prabhav G. - "Assumptions and Clarifications! 1 . What is the aim? increase monetization or to just provide easy accessible food for customers 2.What are the supposed items to be available in the vending machines? 3.How many Vending Machines per hotel if more than 1 Can we add different items in the machines or are they supposed to be similar? 4.Which company is looking to Design this machine?Is it google? Or some other company? 5.These machines should they be available to paying guests or visitors or bot"See full answer

Shraddha D. - "I like chatgpt for the following users Getting industry references are easy and time saving Getting recommendations is very easy Responses are accurate I use chatgpt to get feedback on content and identify gaps in my documentation or thought process I use chatgpt as a search engine and to get conscise situation based information. Chatgpt offers varierty of other tools in the explore version where similar users can create different content PRD template Chatgpt users 1."See full answer

P D. - "My Least Favorite Product: Amazon Kindle I have both: amazon kindle 8th generation (with backlight) and without backlight for many years now and also part of kindle unlimited program. And would be having more than 200-300 books on it already ranging across various topics What i don't like about kindle is that, its operating system has not evolved since many years. It's as difficult to operate as it was when it was launched. Infact now i don't prefer to browse the books on kindle, instead buy t"See full answer

Amy M. - "Clarifying questions: Do we want to focus on front end or backend? Front end Do we want to focus on any particular platform? For ex: Site, mobile, apps Interviewer: Desktop Is there anything tools on gmail that you'd like me to focus on? For ex: Meet, Hangouts, Notes Interviewer: Just the main product Are there any specific product buckets that you'd like me to go through? For ex: Sign up flows, login flows, security, product experience, sign out flow, recommend"See full answer

Bk - "Clarification: By Improvement we could delve into either improving Monetization, User Engagement, Experience or Retention. Project Goal: In particular letz focus on improving User Engagement/Experience which may also pave way into monetizing - cuz the way I see it is to put out multiple configurations /packages in the market, and allow users to choose and pay for the services. Its as simple as hiring a full time assistant vs part time. U pay for the service rendered. **Product Vision"See full answer

Preetham m P. - "Clarifying Questions Are we an EdTech company adding this as a new arm, or building a new product? → New product Is the learning mode online or offline? → User can choose Are we focusing on any specific instruments? → No, any instrument Does our product include a marketplace for purchasing instruments? → No Are we building a mobile app or web platform? → Both, for India location User Personas Music Enthusiasts – Full-time learners aim"See full answer

Jay K. - "First, let’s discuss why this is important for any platform business Think of platform businesses like Amazon or YouTube as matchmakers. They connect people who want something with those who provide it, whether it's products or content. But here's the catch: users trust these platforms to make sure they're getting good stuff. They want genuine products, safe content, and no scams. So, platforms need to be like guardians. They check suppliers and content creators to make sure they're not"See full answer

fuzzyicecream14 - "App I Don’t Like: Electrify America What Electrify America Is Supposed to Do Electrify America is an app designed to help electric vehicle (EV) owners locate, access, and pay for fast-charging stations across the U.S. The app provides real-time station availability, allows users to initiate and monitor charging sessions, and offers membership plans for discounted rates. Ideally, it should enable a seamless charging experience, especially for long-distance travelers relying on i"See full answer

Philip C. - "Initial Assumptions I’m going to assume that this is a blue sky question, and there aren’t any constraints in terms of geo, funding, etc. With that in mind, one deeply unoptimized product is… a parking meter. I’ll assume for the sake of this answer that we’re focusing on parking in an urban environment since that’s where most parking-related friction exists. I’m also going to assume that we’re a startup and don’t have any special strengths/ weaknesses that we need to account for"See full answer

Anonymous Moth - "As a Business Analyst, I would employ a cross-functional approach for implementing virtual debit and credit cards by collaborating closely with various departments. Initially, I would work with the market research team to understand customer needs and industry trends. With the IT and security teams, I would focus on designing a robust, user-friendly, and secure virtual card system. Collaboration with the legal department would ensure compliance with financial regulations. Partnering with the mar"See full answer

Shiv C. - "Clarifying Questions What is meant by art-related product? Is it a product where art can be shared by creators and viewed by viewers? Yes What is art? It can be painting, song, video creators etc. Meta Mission: To form a worldwide community Goals: Brings creators and viewers worldwide To strengthen the Meta community Strengths Social network Users Creators (L, L, L) Viewers (L, L, L) User Journey 1."See full answer

Anonymous Crayfish - "Clarify Read more what & where? -> Books. Where -> upto candidate Who are we? -> A big tech company Goal -> to help people read more books Assumptions Books which aren't education/work related. Basically books that you read in your free time Read doesn't necessarily mean read text, it means looking at and making sense of what is displayed. and display can be in any form -> text or image or video Customers Kids in age of 5-12 years Teens Adults Elderly We pick kids in age of 5-1"See full answer

Mike C. - "Before I dive in, I have a few questions - what defines 'quality' and can it be quantitatively measured? (quality is based on the ride score given to each driver) To begin, let's define Lyfts mission. Lyfts mission is 'to improve peoples lives with the best transportation.' Next, I will define the different user segments Lyft serves, select a high-impact user segment, define their pain points, solve for a particularly affecting pain point, and promote solutions. I will discuss metrics once I h"See full answer

Anonymous Sparrow - "Clarifying question: just want to make sure that I'm designing the right product, are you referring to ATM as in a machine that takes in a debit or credit card and dispenses cash? Also, is there any location restriction for where the machine is located at London Heathrow Airport, eg. departure hall after security or arrival hall before exiting baggage claim? These could potentially impact the use case. (Assume interviewer answers yes for first and no for second) Approach: Identify or segment"See full answer

Anonymous Tortoise - "Questions? -Geography - US/ International Model? SEXY? Model 3 Most used. Timeline - 3 Quarters? Increase engagement? - Existing people Tesla - Electric company that builds EV cars. Mission- To accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy? Mission Why - To increase the engagement - active users Recent Trends - Apps are rising on Apple Watch Ease of Use? Portability? Customer Segments New people who bought Tesla Existing People Models - Model 3 Fleet Owners ["See full answer

Anonymous Muskox - "Interviewer : How would you reduce ride cancellation on Uber ? Shailesh : Okay before I jump onto the solution, I would like to clarify some points for better understanding. So ride can be cancelled from the both the parties rider and the driver ? So which side are we talking about ? Interviewer : we are seeing more cancellation from diver side. Shailesh : From how long we are seeing this trend ? Interviewer : you can say from an year. Shailesh : Okay, also are we seeing these cancellations from"See full answer

Kaitlyn M. - "System architecture diagram. Define API params, responses, tradeoffs between caching and webhooks to update message delivery status."See full answer