- company location / remote?
- what project management method?
- good and bad company culture?
- performance reviews?
- what's the path to profitability?
- 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?
- 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?)
- Rands Employer Test: https://github.com/randsleadershipslack/employer-test
- vcarl's list: https://gist.github.com/vcarl/14275c72baf976ff1665392e14225dcc
- Dave Ceddia's list: https://daveceddia.com/interview-questions-to-ask-company/
- 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?