Patreon Product Manager Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 8 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Patreon.
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Product Manager Intern
Intern Difficult Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
The whole process took around a month. The recruiter was very responsive, and everyone I spoke with seemed genuinely engaged with my answers. Expect some tough, probing questions in every round, so be well-prepared and practice a lot.
Confirmed questions0 questions
No confirmed questions were included in this interview report.
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Product Manager
Senior Average Negative experience Decline offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Case Behavioral Technical Presentation
The hiring panel was mostly white dudes and it felt like they were trying to reassure themselves they were smart with how they ran the case style interviews. It was hard to take them seriously. The process kicked off with the hiring manager, who did a case similar to the Facebook product sense interview. Then I met with 3 other people – a cross-functional person, an engineer, and another PM. The interviews mirrored Facebook's PM hiring process, so looking that up would give you details. The whole thing was pretty formulaic and you could game it if you studied the FB/Meta process.
Confirmed questions5 questions
- Imagine you're in charge of Apple Maps and Tim Cook wants Maps to be the category leader, but he can't give you a reason why. What would be your approach?!
- If you were at Spotify and tasked with creating a new offering centered around live events, what steps would you take?!
- As the PM for channels at Google, what key metric would you focus on?
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Product Management Director
Director Average Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
The initial interview with the hiring manager was positive. The subsequent two PM interviews, however, revealed a pattern of lateness from interviewers at Patreon. While I assume they're busy, being consistently 10 minutes late for nearly every interview makes one question their commitment to hiring and respecting interviewees' time. In one instance, an interviewer, without apology or explanation, stated that being 10 minutes late for a 30-minute interview was not an issue. Naturally, the recruiter's summary did not reflect these issues.
Confirmed questions1 question
- What would be Apple Maps' strategy to regain market share?
Patreon Product Manager Interview Questions
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“What would be Apple Maps' strategy to regain market share?”
Read reports →“Following up on your new monetization idea for Google channels, what specific metrics would you track?!”
Read reports →“As the PM for channels at Google, what key metric would you focus on?”
Read reports →“What's your strategy for making Apple Maps the top app in its category?”
Read reports →“Considering you manage channels at Google, what is a potential new monetization idea?”
Read report →“If you were at Spotify and tasked with creating a new offering centered around live events, what steps would you take?!”
Read report →“Imagine you're in charge of Apple Maps and Tim Cook wants Maps to be the category leader, but he can't give you a reason why. What would be your approach?!”
Read report →“Tell me about a favorite product, non-technical, and explain why you like it.”
Read report →“Can you tell me about a product you really like and explain your reasoning?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 8 Patreon interview reports.