Product Design Interview Questions

Vikas K. - "During a trip to Japan, I encountered a significant language barrier that influenced how I communicated with others. As I didn't speak Japanese fluently, I had to rely on basic phrases and non-verbal communication to interact with locals. This experience made me realize the importance of understanding cultural diversity. Despite the language barrier, I found that people were patient and understanding. They appreciated my efforts to communicate in their language, even if it was limited. This expe"See full answer

Tony A. - "The correct question is: Build a product for celebrities to engage with their followers."See full answer

Atit P. - "I'd start by clarifying the purpose of the in-flight experience. Get more travelers? (adoption) Reduce customer churn? (retention) Gain additional revenue? (revenue) Lets say we want to offer an in-flight experience that drives revenue. It is intuitive that, customer expectations for an in-flight experience will vary based on the duration of the flights: Short haul flights (1 hour or less): Self-help options are better suited. While seating may be important, a slight inconvenience for"See full answer

Anonymous Dove - "The Doordash post-order experience is the part of the service that happens after the user has placed an order and is waiting for the delivery. This experience can be improved by providing more information, communication, and convenience to the user. Here are some possible ways to do this: Provide real-time tracking and updates: Users want to know the status and location of their order, as well as the estimated time of arrival. By providing real-time tracking and updates, users can feel mor"See full answer

Pwea S. - "when were you asked this? during the product design interview in power day?"See full answer

Maritza C. - "First, I would make the following assumptions to solve this question without instant feedback. Assumptions: The main use cases for the refrigerator will be to maintain food in the right temperature and will not include making ice cubs or pouring water The only disability of the user is blindness Then, I would identify the main flows used when maintaining food refrigerated, which are: Putting food into the fridge Taking out food out of the fridge Within these flow these are som"See full answer

Priya T. - "INTERVIEWER: Design a communication app for children ME: GOAL: What are the business goals for this initiative? INTERVIEWER: Please assume. ME: Goals could be to* *improve communication skills/ communicate with classmates/friends better/enter a new market/empower children with disability to communicate better/etc. I’ll assume that the goal here is to enable children to communicate and engage better with their classmates since I have personally seen my niece and nephew (17 a"See full answer

M D. - "Understand the business problem: Identify the business problem that the AI data product is intended to solve. Identify the target audience: Understand who will be using the data and what problem they will be solving for using the data. This will inform the features and functionality that should be included in the product. Gather and preprocess the data: Collect and preprocess the data that is relevant to the problem that it is being solved for. This will inform the AI algorithm"See full answer

Vihari K. - "First, let me clarify a few points to ensure I understand the scope of the case study correctly: • Scope of Resources and Timeline: Are there any constraints on resources or timeline we should consider, or can we assume unlimited resources for this project? • Target Market: Is this tool aimed at a global market or specific regions? • Integration: Should the tool integrate with existing TikTok Shop features, or are we developing a standalone solution? • Technological Capabilities: Are there s"See full answer

Anonymous Boa - "Clarifying questions: what exactly do we mean by travel product? Travel recommendation. Travel bookings( airlines/hotels) Itinerary planning etc. Is it going to be a completely new digital product or an extension of instagram? Assuming travel product here means recommendations/bookings, and it going to be an extension within instagram, lets dwell further: Meta's vision: To make the world a closer place by offering connections; build communities. Instagram's mission: To capture , c"See full answer

Adarsh S. - "Hey, Thanks for the question - it’s an interesting real-life existing problem wherein a few of my friends and colleagues who have tried to work and travel have faced these issues at their respective airBnBs. Cool so this is the rough backbone structure that we can follow and ofcourse we can add meat later on to it and pivot if required. So here it goes: First would like to lay out the broader mission of Airbnb + WHY this is needed as to why we are doing this and then some clarific"See full answer

Tanu M. - "Clarifying Questions : Am I the PM at google ? Yes, For which country Airport are we designing this? Lets assume its a new product so we will design it for the US airports and later expand to other countries. GTM : When do we need to launch this product? Do we have any time constraints ? Lets assume one year I am assuming why google wants to enter in this space is because it is an untapped market and google can revolutionize the market with some of the most emerging tehnologies by e"See full answer

FuzzyLogic - "Context Photo app || Click images, videos via mobile app (android, ios) + editing + share + upload Who are we? || Startup who wants to build accessibility apps for the disabled people Why do we want to build this app? || Current apps are not usable by visually impaired, we can bring difference & gain market share. Constraints || To launch in next 12 months Is this app exclusively targeted for blind? || Yes but regular people may also use it but not our main target group **Goa"See full answer

Matan S. - "What are your top 3 favorite apps? (after picking one) How would you improve it? YNAB - You need a budget Robinhood Chase How would you improve YNAB? Clarifying questions What's my role? I'm a product manager at YNAB Why do we want to improve YNAB? Is there any specific goal? Structure YNAB - I'll share some information on YNAB Ynab's mission is to create the best budging app and empower people to gain control over their money and their life. Ynab's business model is a"See full answer

Mark - "Questions: Is "Facebook Search" referring to the overall search bar at the top where users can search across multiple facebook products (people, events, groups, marketplace, etc.) Interview (I): Assume it is for the overall search experience What's the current goal for Facebook as a company? How does Facebook search fit into the current company goal? I: Your call **What's the goal for this improvement for Facebook Search? Are we aiming to drive engagement overall?"See full answer

Ammro H. - "I am not sure if I agree with the approach taken in the mock video. Should FB build a tablet? is not the same as "Design FB tablet." This is an analytical decision question, not a design question. I would have done strategic analysis using Porter's five forces or maybe SWOT and value chain analysis to decide rather than designing a product. My answer will be to examine critical factors to decide to build tablet vs. to build apps for existing non-FB tablets (ipads and android tablets) Users"See full answer