Coffee Meeting Questions
What was your background before you decided to become a developer and how do you feel that has impacted your current career?
What was your biggest struggle in learning how to code? How did you overcome those obstacles and roadblocks and what did you learn in the process?
What is some advice or insight you have now that you wish someone had given you when you: first started coding, during your job hunt, during the first 3-6-12 months of your first job?
What do you love most about what you do?
How do you see you are helping to build a better world? Is your work deeply gratifying?
How do you feel about spending your professional existence on a computer? How has it impacted you? What do you do to balance your screen time?
What compromises have you had to make in your career? What has been the most challenging sacrifice you have made because of this line of work?
What kinds of things do you suggest looking for in an employer? What questions should I be asking when interviewing that I wouldn’t think of asking myself having no experience?
What kind of home life do you have, and how does this job allow you/prevent you from showing up for your commitments outside of work?
Have you been to Burning Man? If so, what has your perspective in how Burning Man & the tech industry seem to be very intertwined as far as creativity and innovation?
What’s the coolest thing that being a programmer has allowed you to do?
Who do you ask for help when you get stuck on something? Can you tell me a little bit about how the team dynamics work at your company?