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Aaroh Mankad • Edited

I typically ask:

  • What has your journey looked like with COMPANY? When did you join, what have you worked on, what does your future look like, etc.

  • Since I was interviewing for internships: What has your experience with an intern been? What made them successful/unsuccessful?

I heard about Key Values from a Software Engineering Daily podcast. They offer this tool to help you isolate what you care about in a company, and distill that into a list of questions that convey your values. Some of the questions I ask now include:

  • Which of your current engineers stand out as worth emulating?
  • What's the typical day, week, and weekend like in the life of an engineer here?
  • How does COMPANY encourage you to learn new skills, whether technical or soft?

The bolded questions are the ones I make sure to ask if there's a time constraint. I'll ask the other questions in a later phone call if possible.