Flatiron Health Product Manager Interview Questions
& Process

It started with a 45-minute interview instead of a phone screen which was refreshing and allowed them to see my deeper qualifications. I moved on to the project portion, spending significant time and thought on it. It was a pretty generic project, asking for different project approaches, my chosen approach and why, and my overall project plan. I thought I did well. However, the following week I got a generic rejection email, not even referencing the role title. No feedback was provided, so I can't learn from the experience. This is very disappointing; Flatiron should at least provide a few sentences with feedback and why a candidate is rejected after they work on a project for a couple of hours. Overall, it might be for the best as the role didn't seem truly Product Ops aligned.

I started by talking to a senior product manager at Flatiron. They seemed nice enough, but their interview approach really showed me some of the communication and engineering issues at the company. We went over some hypothetical situations involving their products. I explained how I'd look at potential problems from an engineering standpoint, like issues with the tech stack or system design, and how we could optimize things. The interviewer didn't seem to appreciate the discussion of tech trade-offs and how we measure optimization, which made me think they didn't really get it. It felt like they wanted me to just hit some arbitrary business target, instead of acting as a liaison for engineering as the role suggested. This disconnect between product and engineering is a big red flag for the product team. Most of the PMs here don't have engineering backgrounds, so if that's what Flatiron wants, they need to focus on how candidates think like engineers. Judging a candidate solely as a non-technical PM is fundamentally flawed. I'm glad I didn't get the job, as it wouldn't have been a good fit.

It was a pretty chill and helpful interview process. First, I had some chats with senior PMs to get a feel for their products and what roles were open. Then, a single phone screen with a PM, followed by about 5-6 hours of on-site interviews with a mix of PMs and Engineers. Most of these were case-study style with whiteboarding, but one interview was about my previous work. The recruiters gave me feedback in 3 days and an offer (pending references) within a week. They also let me chat with more PMs and Engineers, including senior folks and the co-founder, to help me decide on the offer and team.