Prepare for your Google design interview

Product design exercises, design critique, and portfolio rounds calibrated to Google’s user-first, systems-thinking design culture.

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The Interview

What Google is looking for

Product Design Interview

Product Design Exercise

01User Research & Empathy

02Systematic Design Thinking

03Cross-Platform Consistency

04Design System Mastery

Design Critique Interview

Design Critique Round

01Visual Design Principles

02Information Architecture

03Accessibility Standards

04Material Design Application

Googleyness Interview

Googleyness & Leadership

01Navigating Ambiguity

02Collaborative Problem Solving

03User Advocacy

04Impact at Scale

Material Design systems thinking//Billion-user scale//Cross-platform design expertise

Practice Library

Google exercises

Ready to ace your Google design interview?

Prepare for your Google design interview

Product design exercises, design critique, and portfolio rounds calibrated to Google’s user-first, systems-thinking design culture.

Socratify AI

The Interview

What Google is looking for

Product Design Interview

Product Design Exercise

01User Research & Empathy

02Systematic Design Thinking

03Cross-Platform Consistency

04Design System Mastery

Design Critique Interview

Design Critique Round

01Visual Design Principles

02Information Architecture

03Accessibility Standards

04Material Design Application

Googleyness Interview

Googleyness & Leadership

01Navigating Ambiguity

02Collaborative Problem Solving

03User Advocacy

04Impact at Scale

Material Design systems thinking//Billion-user scale//Cross-platform design expertise

How It Works

Master Google Design Interviews

Product design, critique, and Googleyness rounds, scored on Google’s design evaluation dimensions. · Click to expand

1Your Design Goals

Interaction Design

Practitioner

Design Systems

Practitioner

2Design Case Prep

Design a Google Maps feature for tourists navigating public transit in an unfamiliar city.

CASE INTERVIEWMedium

Google

3Frameworks

Framework

Is podcast content hard to discover?

Navigation hierarchy buries podcasts?

Podcast tab 3rd in nav — 8% tap rate vs 54% for Home

No contextual entry points in music listening flow

Recommendation algorithm cold-start problem?

New podcast listeners get generic "Top Charts" — 3% CTR

Music taste signals unused for podcast matching

Does the first-listen experience cause abandonment?

Episode length creates commitment barrier?

Avg episode: 42 min — 71% of first-timers drop before 5 min

No "highlights" or preview clips to reduce perceived commitment

Missing context about what to expect?

Episode descriptions are long-form text — 12% read rate

Is there a content-format mismatch?

Audio-only format limits engagement signals?

Video podcasts: 2.4x completion rate vs audio-only

Visual chapter markers increase skip-to-content by 38%

Context switching from music mindset?

Users in "background listening" mode resist active content

4Feedback

Product Design

Distinctive

Design Critique

Strong

User Research Synthesis

Meeting Bar

Visual & Interaction Craft

Strong

Repeat

Practice Library

Google exercises

Design a feature for Google Maps that helps tourists navigate public transit in an...

CASE INTERVIEWMedium

Technology · Product DesignGoogle

Critique the Google Search results page for mobile. Identify three design improvements...

LEARNMedium

Technology · Design CritiqueGoogle

Design a notification system for Google Workspace that reduces interruption fatigue...

LEARNHard

Enterprise Software · Systems DesignGoogle

Tell me about a time you championed a design change that improved accessibility for an...

BEHAVIORALMedium

Behavioral · User AdvocacyGoogle

Describe a situation where you had to design for ambiguity — the problem space was...

BEHAVIORALHard

Behavioral · Navigating AmbiguityGoogle