15 questions a Designer interviewer will ask

Walk me through a project you are most proud of, from research to final design.

How do you decide when to do user research vs. rely on intuition?

Tell me about a time you had to design for a complex workflow. How did you simplify it?

How do you approach designing a component that needs to work across multiple contexts?

Describe a time your design was challenged by engineering constraints. What did you do?

How do you measure the success of a design after launch?

Tell me about a time you had to advocate for the user against business pressure.

How do you approach accessibility in your design work?

Describe your approach to building or contributing to a design system.

How do you handle design feedback that you disagree with?

Tell me about a design decision that was informed by quantitative data.

How do you prioritize design improvements in a fast-moving product team?

Describe a time you improved the onboarding experience for a product.

How do you ensure consistency across a product with multiple designers?

Walk me through how you would redesign a checkout flow to reduce abandonment.