
Better Product Manager Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 12 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Better.
Product Manager
We started with a quick chat with HR, then I had a couple of calls with some senior product people where we talked about product strategy and how I solve problems. There were also some case studies and chats with people from different teams to see how I work with others, communicate, and if I'm customer-focused.
- Given limited resources and deadlines, what's your approach to prioritizing product features?
Product Manager
The recruiting part was okay, the recruiter was nice and kept me updated. But the team interview was rough. The interviewer was really cold and gave super short answers. All the questions felt like traps trying to catch me out, and they kept interrupting me to pick apart small details. Too much ego, like they thought they were at Google or something. It was a big turn-off.
- Tell me about a project you worked on before.
Product Manager
Started with easy recruiter questions. Then met the hiring manager. After that, I had a loop with 4 other people. It was mostly case study and product strategy, with some product execution questions.
- Can you share a time when...?
Better Product Manager Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Better interview reports.
“Design and architect a web browser for an internet that's only up 50% of the time.”
Read reports →“What would be your approach to designing websites that can handle intermittent internet outages?”
Read reports →“What interests you about Better.com?”
Read reports →“Can you share a time when...?”
Read reports →“Given limited resources and deadlines, what's your approach to prioritizing product features?”
Read report →“Tell me about your favorite product.”
Read report →“Can you share an instance where your analysis results were unexpected and what you took away from it?”
Read report →“They called it a Product exercise. Let's say you were tasked with building a [Blank] App. Can you walk me through how you'd approach it, what problem it solves, what assumptions you'd make, what risks you see, and what the user workflow would look like, etc.?”
Read report →“What prompts your departure from your current role?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 12 Better interview reports.