Software Interview Questions (to ask the interviewer)

A set of questions that you can ask prospective employers to paint a clearer picture of what life at that company looks like

Growth

1. What are the opportunities for growth and advancement within ______?

Structural

1. What is the team structure/size like at ______?
2. Are teams self-contained?
   1. Does each team handle its own deploys (a la DevOps)
   2. Are deploys handled by operations?

Managerial

1. How do you manage feedback?
   1. How often are the 1-on-1s?
   2. Do you conduct Quarterly/Performance Reviews?
   3. Do you perform 360 reviews or another way to weigh in teammates feedback?
2. How does the team deal with
3. Do you do team standups? How often?
4. Does the company come together?
5. What do your most successful employees do differently?

Technical

1. What is the code lifecycle like at ______?
   1. How many reviewers (if any) are required to push a Pull Request?
   2. How does your deployment process look like?
   3. How do you handle QA?
   4. Are there any particular requirements or documentation on code quality?
   5. Do you have rules on test coverage?
2. What are some unique ways in which ______ handles development?
   1. Do you do pair programming?
   2. Do you do follow Test Driven Development (TDD)?
3. What is the general architecture of the product?

Cultural

1. What is a company initiative that you are really proud of?
2. What are some things that the company does to reward its employees?
3. What does the team do for fun?
   1. Are there any team initiatives to help relief stress?
   2. What kind of off-sites has the team liked the most (if any)?
4. What would I have to go through if I wanted to have the company buy me a book that is very relevant to my job?

Lifestyle

1. How has working from home impacted ______? (COVID-19 related)
2. What is ______'s policy on remote work?