GitHub Product Manager Interview Questions
& Process

Started with a recruiter call to go over my background and see if I was interested. Then I had a call with a manager to check if my experience matched what they were looking for. After that, there was a take-home test that took about 3-4 hours. I then presented the take-home test to three people back-to-back. Finally, I had an executive call focused on culture and values.

So the process here at GitHub for PM II involved a few steps. First, there was an HR screen, lasted about 30-45 mins with a recruiter. They just wanted to get a feel for my background, career path, why I wanted to join GitHub, and if the PM II role seemed like a good fit, you know, expectations and seniority. Also checked on availability, location, and if my salary expectations were in the ballpark. It was a pretty standard, non-technical chat, nothing too deep on product stuff. Then I had an interview with the Hiring Manager, who's a Product person, for about an hour. We talked a lot about my past product work and what I owned, like going from the start of a project to getting it out the door and what happened after. Also covered how I work with engineers, designers, and leaders. They wanted to know about my decision-making, how I prioritize, and deal with trade-offs. It was mostly behavioral and experience-based, no case studies or live exercises. Finally, there were the panel interviews, which took about 3 hours total, three back-to-back 1:1s. I met with the Engineering Manager, Director of Design, and Director of Product. The focus was pretty similar for all of them: how I collaborate with cross-functional teams, my working style with engineers and designers, my product thinking, how I manage stakeholders, influence people, and deal with uncertainty and trade-offs. The questions were pretty much the same across the interviewers, no one really dug into super deep functional areas. And again, no practical stuff like whiteboarding or take-homes, it was all high-level and experience-focused.

The interview process was lengthy and quite beneficial. The questions posed really encouraged deep thinking and a consideration of the step-by-step process, along with comparing potential best options.