Had a single interview round with a Director of Product Design at MongoDB based in the US. Had to walkthrough one of my case studies with multiple follow-up and behavioural questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you go about designing for a complex technical product when you have little to no domain knowledge.
Lengthy Interview:
- HR Round (phone call)
- 2 video interviews
- 6.5 hours long onsite interview which includes a design challenge also
They ask for portfolio review at each stage
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at MongoDB (New York, NY) in Feb 2022
Interview
The process has three rounds: recruiter screening call, portfolio review, and design team interview/hiring manager call. The entire process took about 3 weeks.
Recruiter has been very helpful in answering all my questions and preparing me for the interviews. The people I've met were super nice and knowledgable! Really convinced that this would be a great internship and can learn lots! I would highly recommend everyone to apply!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What does product design mean to you?
Also many specific design behavioral questions for the last team interview, like describe a time when you had a disagreement with a non-designer on your team.
Product Designer applicants have rated the interview process at MongoDB with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 57% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Product Designer roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 7 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at MongoDB overall takes an average of 33 days.
Common stages of the interview process at MongoDB as a Product Designer according to 7 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
Presentation: 29%
One on one interview: 14%
Group panel interview: 14%
Background check: 7%
Skills test: 7%
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