Youtube

FAANG / Big Tech

YouTube is a global video-sharing and streaming platform owned by Google (Alphabet), where users can upload, watch, and share videos. It is one of the most visited websites in the world and a major hub for entertainment, education, and content creation.

3 interview notes · updated Jul 2026

Youtube·Product Manager·Onsite - Product Sense / Strategy

Jun 2026

YouTube PM interview with a monetization policy question. One question, pretty open-ended, more about how you think through enforcement tradeoffs than having the right answer.

You're a PM at YouTube and you've decided to ban explicit language videos from monetization. Walk through how you'd actually implement and enforce that decision.

“The question sounds like a policy question but it's really a product execution question.”

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Youtube·Product Manager·Onsite - Product Sense / Strategy

May 2026

Interviewed for a PM role at YouTube and got a product sense question about the platform's core endpoints. Pretty short session from what I remember, felt more like a screen than a deep dive.

Name three key endpoints on YouTube and explain what they do.

“I blanked for a second because it sounds like a tech question but it's really a product question in disguise.”

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Youtube·Product Manager·Onsite - Product Sense / Strategy

Apr 2026

YouTube PM interview with a single metrics/diagnostic question. Pretty standard product analytics setup but the scope of it made me second-guess my structure the whole way through.

Video engagement on YouTube has dropped by 15% over the past period. How would you diagnose what's causing it?

“I started with clarifying what 'engagement' meant here, which was the right call since it could be watch time, likes, comments, shares.”

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