Professional Background
Ankit Virmani is an AI Product Manager at Uber, where he works on cutting-edge AI-powered products that serve millions of users globally. Before joining Uber, Ankit was a Group Product Manager at Meta (Facebook), one of the world's most selective and impactful tech companies.
Ankit's career trajectory is one many PMs aspire to. At Meta, he joined as an individual contributor PM and through consistent high performance and demonstrated leadership, advanced to Group PM -- managing multiple PM teams and overseeing products used by billions. He then transitioned to Uber to lead AI product initiatives, bringing his deep FAANG experience to a new domain.
Throughout his career at Meta and now Uber, Ankit has been on both sides of the interview table. He's navigated the notoriously challenging FAANG PM interview processes himself and has interviewed over 200 PM candidates, giving him unparalleled insight into what separates successful candidates from those who don't make it.
What makes Ankit particularly valuable as an instructor is his intimate knowledge of FAANG interview processes and evaluation criteria. He knows exactly what Meta, Google, Amazon, Uber, and other top companies look for in PM candidates because he applies those criteria daily. He understands the difference between textbook answers and the nuanced responses that actually impress interviewers.
Teaching Philosophy
Ankit believes that FAANG interviews aren't about memorizing frameworks -- they're about demonstrating how you think. Too many candidates try to recite rehearsed answers without showing genuine product intuition.
- Authentic Product Thinking: Ankit teaches students to develop real product intuition, not just interview tricks. Great PMs don't perform well in interviews—they naturally demonstrate how they approach product problems.
- Interviewer Perspective: Understanding what interviewers are actually evaluating is critical. Ankit shares the internal rubrics and evaluation criteria used at top companies like Meta and Uber to help students optimize their responses.
- Iterative Practice: Mastering FAANG interviews requires repeated practice with real-time feedback. Ankit conducts intensive mock interviews where students learn to think on their feet and adapt to different questioning styles.
Students appreciate Ankit's insider perspective. He doesn't teach theory -- he shares exactly what works in actual FAANG interviews based on years of conducting them at Meta and Uber.
Why Ankit Joined This Course
After interviewing hundreds of PM candidates at Meta and Uber, Ankit noticed a frustrating pattern: many talented people were failing interviews not because they lacked potential, but because they didn't understand what interviewers were really looking for.
He saw brilliant engineers who could build amazing products but couldn't articulate their thinking process clearly. He met experienced PMs from smaller companies who had all the right skills but didn't know how to translate them into FAANG-level responses. He watched candidates with great resumes stumble on basic product sense questions because they approached them like test questions instead of real product problems.
The gap wasn't in capability—it was in preparation and understanding. Most interview prep resources are created by people who passed interviews once, years ago. Ankit evaluates candidates every single week and stays current with evolving standards and expectations.
Ankit joined this course to give aspiring PMs the insider advantage: preparation from someone who's been on the other side of the table at Meta and Uber. His goal is to help qualified candidates break through the interview barrier and land the FAANG roles they're capable of succeeding in.
Areas of Expertise
FAANG Interviews
Deep expertise in Meta, Google, Amazon interview processes. Knows exactly what each company evaluates and how to excel.
Product Sense
Expert at teaching product intuition and structured approaches to product design and strategy questions.
Execution Interviews
Specializes in helping candidates demonstrate technical depth, cross-functional collaboration, and delivery skills.
Leadership & Impact
Teaches how to articulate leadership examples and demonstrate growing scope of impact—critical for senior roles.
Career Progression
Shares insights on advancing from IC PM to Senior PM to Group PM based on his own journey at Meta and Uber.
Mock Interviews
Conducts realistic mock interviews that replicate actual FAANG interview difficulty and evaluation criteria.
Ankit's Role in the Course
In this 12-week program, Ankit brings the FAANG insider perspective. While other instructors cover job search strategy and general interview prep, Ankit specializes in the specific nuances of landing roles at Uber, Meta, Google, Amazon, and other top tech companies.
- Week 4-5: Mastering product sense interviews with Meta's evaluation framework
- Week 7: Execution and technical PM interviews at FAANG companies
- Week 9-10: Intensive mock interviews replicating real FAANG interview difficulty
- Ongoing: Live feedback on your interview responses and areas to improve
Ankit's coaching ensures you're not just interview-ready -- you're FAANG-ready. His feedback is the same quality you'd receive in an actual Uber or Meta interview debrief, helping you calibrate to the standards of top companies.
Insights from Ankit
“FAANG interviews are hard, but they're not magic. We're looking for clear thinking, customer empathy, and the ability to make trade-offs. If you can demonstrate those consistently, you'll succeed. The key is authentic practice, not memorization.”
“The best product sense answers aren't elaborate—they're structured and customer-focused. Start with understanding the user problem deeply. Everything else follows from that foundation.”
“Advancing from IC to Group PM isn't about time in role—it's about expanding scope and impact. Show you can handle ambiguity, influence without authority, and multiply impact through others. Those skills separate good PMs from leaders.”
“Most candidates over-prepare on frameworks and under-prepare on communication. Your answer's content matters, but so does how clearly you structure it and how you respond to follow-up questions. Practice both.”
Master FAANG Interviews with Ankit
Get insider feedback from an AI PM at Uber and former Meta Group PM who has interviewed 200+ candidates.