This is the list of questions that you should consider asking your interviewer and future company. When they ask Do you have any questions for me, take the opportunity to know what your future in this company or under this person might look like. This list is divided into general and technology specific questions along with tips and tricks.

• Ask these questions on call during impromptu conversation to know the immediate reaction. Don't ask these questions by email.
• Don't ask all these questions at once. Pick and choose the top few questions that are most relevant to you.
• Don't ask just for the sake of asking. Be really interested and curious to know about the culture and people you are planning to work with.
• Don't be afraid to ask these questions. Your career is at stake. Where you work matters to you, your family, and everyone around you. Good companies and interviewers welcome such open questions and discussions. Companies that discourage open questions aren’t worth your time.
• Remember to listen to the answers intently. It's easy to wash over a bad answer just because you're excited about other parts of the job. If a red flag gets raised then give its due attention. Thanks to Simon Barker for this tip.

Many of the general category questions in the list here are inspired and compiled from this Twitter Thread. Thanks to Lily Konings for initiating the thread on Twitter.

• May I know what all you and/or your company has done to support your employees during Covid Pandemic?
• How do you measure success?
• What actions/characteristics would make someone successful in the said role?
• What do you do to relax/manage stress?
• What are the immediate, short, and long-term challenges I will be assigned to face in this role?
• What makes you wake up in the morning and be excited about your role?
• Could you please tell/share about a team member who did something that you were proud of, and how did you celebrate it?
• Could you please tell/share of a time when your team wasn't performing and how did you address it?
• Have any of my responses lacked the detail you required so that I have the opportunity to expand on those answers now?
• What does DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) mean to you as a manager?
• How do you like to give and receive feedback as a manager?
• Could you please share about recent constructive feedback you received from someone on your team. How did you respond?
• If you could change anything about your role or organization, what would that be?
• How would you describe your management style?
• What skills do you hope the next hire brings to help improve the team?
• How does a typical day look like in your company?
• How is performance measured?
• What is the most challenging part of this role?
• How are communication gaps addressed in your company?
• If I notice a practice or a process that could be improved and have an idea how about it - who do I talk to? How this is handled?
• How do you or leaders react when people make mistakes?
• Most/all of my interviewers were men. Can I speak to some women on the team to hear more about their experience?
• When was the last time you promoted someone on your team? How did it happen?
• How do you nurture psychological safety in your team?
• When was the last time you supported a direct report's growth, even if it meant leaving your team or company?
• How do you protect your team from unrealistic deadlines?
• How do you protect your team from burnout?
• Describe your most recent 1:1.

• How do you ship things to production? i.e. what is your typical process for shipping to a live app?
• When was the last time you faced a major production issue? How did you overcome it?
• What is your sanity or smoke testing process before shipping things to production?
• Do you have a playbook before a new member joins the team? If you can share, what are a few of the important principles of development?
• What is your unit testing process?
• What is the process of setting deadlines or timelines?
• What is your bug escalation and reporting process?
• How does the team manage production issues that happen outside normal business hours? (Thanks to Sean McEvoy for this question.)

• If you have 2nd round interview with a different person, asking the same question again can be revealing. Example: In one of the cases, the 2nd person (who had more power in the org) answered completely differently in very worrying ways

I encourage you to contribute to this list of questions. Please free to submit your PR for any additions or updates. This will immensely help those looking for a change and are in between an interview process.

Any contributions you make to this effort are greatly appreciated.

• Samantha Lisk