How to use this list
Don't read ahead. The whiteboard round tests how you handle a prompt you've never seen, so pick one cold, start a 45-minute timer and talk it through: restate it, ask questions, choose one user, define success, then draw the flow. The stage-by-stage guide covers what to do in each part.
Jump to a company:
Counts by company: Meta (16), Apple (9), Google (4), Amazon (3), Netflix (2), Microsoft (1), Uber (1). Some prompts were reported at more than one company, so they appear under each.
Meta whiteboard challenge prompts
16 prompts reported for Meta design interviews.
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Redesign a smart lock.
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Redesign the ATM.
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Design a TV remote. Apple's version: it has only one button.
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Redesign a calendar app.
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Design a gift-giving experience for different kinds of givers.
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Design a bike rental system for the city of Seattle.
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Design a new product for the post-pandemic travel boom.
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What product or feature would make Yelp better?
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Design a feature for self-driving cars.
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Help people find parking in a busy city.
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Redesign checkout for an online store.
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Design the controls for a smart home system.
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Redesign the menu system at a fast-food restaurant.
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Design ticketing for public transport.
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Design the interface of a wearable fitness tracker.
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Design an app to find a doctor and manage appointments.
Apple whiteboard challenge prompts
9 prompts reported for Apple design interviews.
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Design a TV remote. Apple's version: it has only one button.
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Design a gift-giving experience for different kinds of givers.
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Design an app to find a doctor and manage appointments.
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Design a mobile app for splitting a restaurant bill.
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Design a banking interface that works for very different user groups.
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Design the elevator system for a 1,000-floor building.
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Redesign the news feed on X.
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Design the role technology plays in an ideal kitchen.
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Design a book recommendation platform people keep coming back to.
Google whiteboard challenge prompts
4 prompts reported for Google design interviews.
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Design a cockpit dashboard for airline pilots.
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Redesign Google Pay for people over 50.
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Design an alarm clock for blind people.
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Design a vending machine for blind people.
Amazon whiteboard challenge prompts
3 prompts reported for Amazon design interviews.
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Design a bike rental system for the city of Seattle.
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Design a gym app for checking in, browsing classes and signing up.
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Fix the problems with a freemium subscription model like Spotify's.
Netflix whiteboard challenge prompts
2 prompts reported for Netflix design interviews.
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Design a TV remote. Apple's version: it has only one button.
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Design a gift-giving experience for different kinds of givers.
Microsoft whiteboard challenge prompts
1 prompt reported for Microsoft design interviews.
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Design an alarm clock for blind people.
Uber whiteboard challenge prompts
1 prompt reported for Uber design interviews.
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Design an experience that makes grocery shopping better.
Common practice prompts
16 widely shared practice prompts with no company attached. Good for warm-ups and for building range.
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Speed up checkout at a warehouse club store.
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Design a chatbot for a national bank.
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Redesign the elevator lobby of an office building.
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Help employees find their parked car on a large campus.
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Design ride booking for parents worried about their kids' safety.
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Make an ATM usable for people with vision, hearing or mobility limits.
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Design an online return, from starting it to getting the refund.
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Speed up patient check-in at a busy clinic.
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Design a family calendar everyone actually uses.
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Plan a group trip without endless chat threads.
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Track every streaming subscription in one place.
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Guide university students to the right mental health support.
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Design a carbon footprint tracker that changes behavior.
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Design a dog-walking marketplace people trust.
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Help students track job and internship applications.
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Make donating to a non-profit feel simple and meaningful.
Where these prompts come from
Every prompt carries one of four labels, so you know how much weight to give it:
| Label | What it means | Prompts |
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| Candidate report | Candidates say they were asked this. Not confirmed by the company. | 9 |
| Prep guide | Listed by an interview prep guide as asked at this company. Not confirmed by the company. | 18 |
| Classic | A long-running product design question reported on Glassdoor, often in PM loops. | 2 |
| Practice prompt | A common practice prompt with no company attached. | 16 |
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Frequently asked questions
Are these real whiteboard challenge questions?
29 of the 45 prompts are tied to a company because candidates reported being asked them (on Blind and Glassdoor) or interview prep guides list them. None are confirmed by the companies themselves, and every prompt links to its source. The other 16 are common practice prompts with no company attached.
Which companies use whiteboard challenges in design interviews?
Reports in this list mention Meta, Apple, Google, Amazon, Netflix, Microsoft, Uber. Formats change and vary by team and level, so confirm with your recruiter whether to expect a live whiteboard round, a take-home exercise or both.
How should I practice with these prompts?
Pick one you haven't read about, set a 45-minute timer and work through it out loud: frame the prompt, ask questions, pick one user, define success, then draw the flow. The whiteboard challenge guide has the full stage-by-stage plan.
Can I see a sample answer for a prompt?
Yes. Paste any prompt into ZeroBoard Breakdown and it returns a full worked answer, stage by stage, with the screens drawn out and likely follow-up questions. Try the round yourself first, then compare.