Product Design Interview Questions

Microsoft

Picture yourself as a Product Manager at WhatsApp; how would you leverage the market opportunities for kids during the lockdown?

Google, LinkedIn, Stripe, TikTok

Select your preferred product and enhance it.

Google

Round #1 (Elimination) - 1 hour Q1. What is the most technically complex project you have managed as a Project Manager? Q2. Can you explain how you oversaw a product's design from inception to launch? Both questions included multiple follow-up or probing inquiries, which appeared to focus on behavioral and execution aspects. Round #2 - 45 minutes Characterized as Analytical by the Interviewer Q1. Imagine we are both part of the Netflix product management team. We’ve noticed that approximately 1 million users have not logged into the platform, despite their subscriptions being active. How would we investigate this issue? Q2. Can you name three software or hardware products you have started using in the past three months? I will select one, and then I would like you to explain how you would monitor user engagement with that product. Follow-up: What factors should the company take into account? Round #3 - 1 hour Q1. Design an algorithm for a radio station to select the next song to play from a database containing over 1 million songs, only allowing one user input on the landing page. Q2. WordPerfect was a word processing software available for purchase and installation many years ago. Considering the technological advancements we've witnessed today, how would you, as a Product Manager, redesign the product to enhance its market share? These questions appeared to focus on technical and product-related aspects. Round #4 - 45 minutes Q1. If you could be any object that floats on water, like a boat, what would you choose to be and why? Q2. As a Project Manager at Amazon, you receive an email late at night requesting a decision on whether Amazon should enter the smartphone market before the morning meeting with senior management. How would you approach this decision? Q3. How would you describe machine learning to a five-year-old?

Coinbase

What modifications would you make to the design of the Coinbase App to accommodate ten times the current number of cryptocurrencies?

Google

If you were the founder of a startup catering to museums, how would you approach creating a product for their visitors?

Google

What innovative approaches would you take to transform the car wash industry?

Meta (Facebook)

If you were the Product Manager for the Apple Watch, how would you approach its design?

Microsoft, Affable

Create a financial product aimed at children.

Google

Create a spice rack designed for individuals who are visually impaired.

Google

Create an app similar to Uber that caters to driverless cars from Google, specifically designed for children under 16.