Easy interview questions in UX Research, page 2
How do you reliably deliver a survey to 10,000 users?
Tests systems thinking for outreach at scale. Strong answers cover idempotent delivery, rate-limited async sending, PII handling and retention, plus observability into delivery and response rates.
What research do you give an engineer starting a new feature?
This tests distilling research into actionable engineering guidance. A strong answer gives the engineer a validated problem statement and user context, delivered in the ticket or a five-minute sync. A red flag is handing over a full research deck or raw notes.
How do you share research findings with engineers so they stay actionable?
Tests whether you respect engineering workflows. Offer tiered formats like quick decks, shared docs, or raw notes; embed insights into tickets; anchor findings to user quotes for trade-offs. Red flag: forcing live attendance or sharing long standalone decks.
How would you usability-test a feature-flagged staging component?
Tests if you know usability testing works early. Strong answer: realistic tasks with careful wording to avoid priming; facilitator observes behavior and asks followups without influencing participant; staging is just another interface.
Which ARIA attribute fixes an icon-only button missing its screen reader name?
Tests knowledge of accessible names for interactive elements lacking visible text. Answer: aria-label on the button describing its function, plus aria-hidden on the decorative icon. Red flag: suggesting alt text on the SVG or title attributes as the fix.
How would you integrate user research into agile sprints without disrupting velocity?
Tests embedding continuous discovery into agile rather than front-loading research. Strong answers mention parallel tracks, backlog stories derived from insights, and lightweight discount-usability methods.
Describe lightweight user validation without a dedicated researcher
This tests if you value direct user feedback over expert-only evaluation without researchers. A strong answer covers recruiting fresh users and observing real use for intuitiveness.
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