Questions to ask in an interview

Posted on 22 Jan, 2022

  1. Whatโ€™s the biggest priority for the team right now?

  2. Why is this role open?

  3. Whatโ€™s the biggest challenge for someone stepping into this role?

  4. How does the org structure on the team work?

  5. What a typical day is like?

  6. Is the product live in production? If not, what's the schedule for developing it? (Particularly valid for early stage & stealth startups)

  7. How often are releases done?

  8. Do you have a favorite part of the job? Least favorite?

  9. Budget for conferences?

  10. Management style/structure? Frequent catch-ups aka one-on-ones? Something else?

  11. Learning opportunities?

  12. Ask about last employee who left, what was the reason?

  13. How managers/senior folks help coach employees through a weakness.

  14. How often feedback is given to you and collected from you.

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