I have cleared Interviews at Microsoft, Amazon etc. by ending the Interview with these 23 questions:
Ending the interview with lame questions/no questions is the for sure way to get rejected
=> Engineering & Technical Decisions:
- biggest technical challenges your team is tackling right now?
- How do you evaluate and decide on adopting new technologies or tools?
- Do you tend to build in-house solutions or rely on third-party tools—and why?
=> Role, Impact & Daily Work:
- What would my role look like day-to-day, & who would I collaborate with most?
- top problems you'd expect me to help solve if I joined?
- How is work prioritized for engineers each day?
- How would you assess where my background adds the most value?
=> Team Dynamics & Engineering Culture:
- composition of team? Too many juniors? Product may be immature
- Too many seniors? Less growth opportunities
- what are the on call rotations
- Ask questions like MAU/what needs to be fixed
- How does the team balance shipping features with technical maintenance?
- What has been the most rewarding or complex project you've worked on?
- What product or engineering metrics does the team care about most?
=> Leadership & Management:
- how much credit SWEs get, what is their involvement in each part of the process
- What’s your management philosophy and role in technical decision-making?
- How do you onboard and grow new engineers?
- How is individual success measured?
- What recent changes have you made that positively impacted the team?
=> Culture, Growth & Company Vision:
- What makes this company different from places you’ve worked before?
- How does the company support learning, career growth, and creativity?
- What are the company’s top priorities right now?
- Who are your main competitors, and what sets you apart?
- How does leadership decide what the company should build or focus on next?
One common question I ask in almost every Interview:
Tell me 3 good and 3 bad things about the org or the team.
It puts the interviewer in stress, they sometimes hesitate to tell the bad things
but it often ends with a good laugh and it puts you in a front seat as well
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