Initial Screening Questions

1. About the role:
   1. “What tech stack does the team use day-to-day?”
   2. “How is the development team structured? Would I be working with other devs?
   3. “What would a typical day look like for this role?”
2. About development practices:
   1. “How do you handle code reviews and deployments?”
   2. “Does the team practice agile? How do your sprints work?”
   3. “What’s your approach to testing?”
3. About growth:
   1. “What opportunities are there to learn new technologies?”
   2. “How do you support developers’ professional development?”
4. About the work:
   1. “What kind of projects would I be working on in the first few months?”
   2. “Are there any major technical challenges the team is currently facing?”
   3. “What’s the split between new development and maintenance work?”

Team Culture & Growth 🤝

Primary questions:

• “Could you tell me about your team’s approach to collaboration and knowledge sharing?”
• “How do you support senior developers in growing into leadership roles?”

Follow-ups based on their response:

• “What does a typical code review process look like?”
• “Are there regular tech talks or documentation practices?”
• “Could you give me a specific example of how someone grew from senior to staff engineer?”
• “What kinds of leadership opportunities have recent senior engineers taken on?”

Technical Environment 💻

Primary questions:

• “What’s your current tech stack, and how do you decide on adopting new technologies?”
• “How do you approach frontend architecture decisions?”

Follow-ups:

• “What’s a recent technical decision that changed your frontend architecture?”
• “How do you approach testing and quality assurance?”
• “What’s your strategy for handling technical debt?”

Product Development & Design 🎨

Primary questions:

• “How does your product team collaborate with engineering?”
• “Could you tell me about how technical decisions are made in the team?”

Follow-ups:

• “How closely do engineers work with designers?”
• “What’s your process for making UX decisions?”
• “Could you walk me through how a typical feature goes from idea to production?”

Remote/Hybrid Work Setup 🏠

Primary questions:

• “What’s your approach to remote work and team collaboration?”
• “How do you maintain team connection and culture in a remote/hybrid setting?”

Follow-ups:

• “How do you handle async communication?”
• “What does a typical week look like in terms of meetings vs focused work?”
• “How does the team maintain work-life balance in practice?”

Company Status & Direction 📈

Primary questions:

• “Could you tell me about your company’s current stage and growth trajectory?”
• “What’s the most interesting technical challenge your team has solved recently?”

Follow-ups:

• “What’s your current user base like?”
• “How do you measure success for your product?”
• “What’s the biggest challenge the company is facing right now?”