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Assorted questions to ask companies in interviews

Questions

Company

  • company location / remote?
  • what project management method?
  • good and bad company culture?
  • performance reviews?
  • what's the path to profitability?

Team

  • work/life balance?
  • meetings? tools?
  • what's the dev environment like? how long does it take to get a dev env set up? how long does it take to get code from editor to production?
  • team code review / source control process? how big are PRs? how long does it take to merge?
  • how do you approach larger technical decisions?
  • what general problems / goals are you working on atm?
  • how much time is given to learning or exploration?
  • what things about your job would you change? what are you biggest likes and annoyances on a daily basis?

Position

  • actual potential position details?
  • amount of coding vs "architecture" work? team lead?
  • compensation / benefits / equipment?
  • next steps?
  • schedule flexibility (9/80? expected hours at all?)

Additional Suggestions

Others

  • byron:
    • What do you do when there’s a deadline but not enough time to finish the work?
  • updog:
    • how seriously is developer productivity taken. things like, does it take an hour of builds for you to get your thing deployed
    • what are on-call expectations if any (do not take the fact that a company doesn't yet have on call as an indication that that will continue)
    • work/life balance like how many months of vacation can i get away with taking
  • raptori:
    • What inspired you to start the company?
    • What's your vision for the future?
    • What are you worried about?
    • What's the hardest decision you've had to make so far?
    • What does culture mean to you? (aim to dig deeper into what kind of company they want to build, etc)
    • plus depending on time and what stage the company is at:
      • How are you planning to scale the business over time? (i.e. team structure, work practices, autonomy etc at a high level)
      • How do you aim to build and develop talent?
      • Why are you hiring for this particular role right now?
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