I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at IXL Learning (San Mateo, CA) in Oct 2021
Interview
1) Recruiter screening over phone. Basic questions and info about the role.
2) Interview with their VP of Product.
3) Take home assignment. It was about developing features for an aspect of their elementary school product.
4) Review of take-home assignment with VP of Product.
5) Virtual "on-site" interview with various people. A design-focused chat with an APM. A "logic puzzle" interview with a senior PM. A culture-focused chat with two APMs. Then an interview with COO and VP of Product simultaneously.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me to evaluate two versions of an interface — but they only differed in extremely aesthetic, superficial ways. No UX tradeoffs or anything. Seemed kind of strange, to be honest.
first round interview with product manager after submitting application (applied in fall of last year but only heard back in late march), questions about resume/project, brain teaser and short product exercise, took 30 minutes
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
tell me about a project that you worked on (from the perspective of a product manager)
brain teaser in first round interview. 40 hour take home assignment if you want to do well. take home review is chill. only interview if you absolutely want to work here.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
jelly bean brain teaser, red and blue hats problem.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at IXL Learning (San Mateo, CA) in Jan 2026
Interview
HR resume screening then a couple interviews with current APM, the VP of Product, and final panel with the team. I think interviewer is super nice but I don't like the whole concept of putting you on the spot to think about an obscure logic puzzle. I expressed my structured thinking and thought clearly but could not come up with the right answer which I think what ultimately caused the rejection.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why this role? UI/UX Website critique and walkthrough. Logic puzzle questions.
