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Payments PM interview questions I actually ask, with a dark payment card motif

Aug 24, 2026

Payments product manager interview questions, from talking to fellow PMs

Fifteen questions that come up in real payments PM interviews, what each one is testing and what strong answers sound like. Gathered from comparing notes with fellow payments PMs.

A cancellation confirmation screen that reads Fine, you're cancelled. Signing up took 1 click, cancelling took 14 clicks and 5 guilt trips. That gap is the dark pattern.

Jul 8, 2026

The subscription dilemma: when recurring revenue starts eating the product

Subscriptions fund great products, then quietly tempt teams to make them worse. How recurring revenue degrades experience, who gets it right and a playable dark pattern that proves the point.

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