Design interviews, company by company
Every company runs the whiteboard round a little differently. Here’s what Meta, Google, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and Shopify actually test — with a realistic prompt and a worked framework for each.
Meta
Product Designer · Product Design · UX
The app critique and the product design exercise, what each one is really scoring, and a worked way to run the 45 minutes.
Meta interview guide →
UX Designer · Interaction Designer · UX
The design exercise, the scale-and-inclusion lens Google interviewers listen for, and a worked way to spend 45–60 minutes.
Google interview guide →
Amazon
UX Designer · UX Design · Product Design
Customer obsession, working backwards, and the Leadership Principles that quietly drive the score — plus a worked prompt.
Amazon interview guide →
Apple
Designer · Interaction / Product Design
Craft, restraint and human-interface judgment — what Apple listens for, and a worked way to show it under the clock.
Apple interview guide →
Microsoft
Product Designer · UX Designer · Design
Inclusive design, systems thinking and collaboration — the lens Microsoft interviewers use, and a worked prompt.
Microsoft interview guide →
Shopify
Product Designer · UX Designer · Design
Merchant empathy, commerce sense and craft with velocity — what Shopify listens for, and a worked prompt.
Shopify interview guide →