ProductPlan Interview Questions
& Process

First I talked with the two Directors of Engineering for an hour, it was a culture-match interview. Second, I had an hour-long technical assessment with two Staff Engineers. Lastly, I met with different team members: an engineering Team Lead, the QA Manager, and the Director of Product.

So first, I had a chat with the recruiter, just a quick phone screen. After that, it was a series of interviews. I talked to the CTO, the engineering manager, and then two engineers for a culture fit. Finally, two senior engineers grilled me on the technical stuff. The earlier interviews were mostly standard behavioral questions. For the tech interview, they had me clone a simplified version of their main product and then implement some frontend and backend features. Everything was pretty conversational, though.

I had a call with HR a few days after applying, and we set up the next interview with the hiring manager for a few days later. I heard back from HR the same day after my second interview and was asked to schedule our next interview with the team lead for a few days later. An offer was made later the same day as the third interview. It was a really good experience, they kept me updated, and the whole thing took 6 business days.

The interview process included a recruiter phone chat, followed by a take-home assignment. Then, there were some cultural interviews with the CTO and the Director of Product Design. These felt more like conversations than formal interviews. I wasn't a fan of the take-home assignment directly relating to the product, as it felt like doing free work for the company. Take-home design challenges are a bit controversial because they require a lot of work from the job seeker and don't really reflect how a UX designer works in a team.