Recruiter screen, hiring manager video, customer scenario, behavioral, and final with director. Customer Ops at Linear is a small but strategic team.
Walk me through driving customer onboarding at scale.
Tell me about handling a customer concerned about workflow change.
Describe partnering with engineering on a customer-driven bug fix.
How do you measure customer success in a PLG company?
Product Manager
virtual
· Difficulty 4/5
Recruiter screen, hiring manager call, product-sense round, analytical, cross-functional, and exec final. PM at Linear is rare; most product decisions are designer-led.
Walk me through a feature you championed.
Tell me about handling a tough design-vs-product trade-off.
Describe partnering with engineering on a complex scope decision.
How do you fit into a design-led culture as a PM?
Product Designer
virtual
· Difficulty 5/5
Portfolio review (intense), design exercise (multi-day, substantial), critique, cross-functional with engineering, and culture round. Linear design is craft-obsessed — your portfolio is the central filter.
Walk me through a design that's genuinely your best craft work.
Tell me about killing a design. Why?
Describe collaborating with engineering on a difficult interaction.