
Questions I always ask in an Interview
Jul 24, 2017 · 2 min read
Disclaimer: These are questions I ask as an Interviewee, NOT as an interviewer.
I don’t typically ask ALL of these questions in a single interview. More often than not, the interviewers will have answered a couple of these when they describe the role to you.
It may also be beneficial to ask the same question to multiple people.
With that said, let’s get started!
Engineering
- Could you describe your deployment process? How do you find bugs in your team’s code?
- Do you do code reviews?
- What is your current stack? What are some things you are looking to possibly implement in the future?
- What version control system do you use?
- How do you approach technical debt?
Management
- How is performance evaluated
- What is the management structure like? Who would I report to?
- How is work assigned?
- How often do developers get to speak to non-developers (such as clients)?
- What would my typical day-to-day look like? What would be my responsibilities?
- What is the long term trajectory for this role? Will the responsibilities change? What sort of room is there to move up? (You should take this answer with a grain of salt. Companies and their needs of can change. You should view this as the intention of the role)
- How often do you have meetings? Are there any scheduled / standing meetings?
Culture
- What are some things that you / your team have done recently that you are really proud of? (This can give you an idea of what they value)
- How does Internal communication work?
- Would I be on call? How often?
- Is remote work a part of your culture?
- What is the on boarding process like?
- How do you determine if someone is a good / poor fit for your company?
- What is YOUR favorite part about this job?
- Do you have a particular part of the year where things get busier than normal?
- How can I make myself more valuable to you / the team?
Misc.
- What would you consider the most challenging aspect of this position?
- Can you tell me about how the interview process is structured? How many interviews are there?
- Do you have any concerns about my qualifications. (This can put you in a vulnerable spot, but it will give you a chance to elaborate on XXX and may help put the interviewer at ease.)
- Is there anything you wish you had known before starting here?
