ask_question.md

5 questions to ask the interviewer!

1. Time from commit to production?
2. Core review turnaround?
3. Incidence response time?
4. Deployment frequency?
5. Average onboarding time?

Summary

As an interviewee, it can be challenging to come up with impressive questions to ask the interviewer. This video provides five data-driven questions that not only showcase your intelligence but also help you gain valuable insights about the company and role you are interviewing for.

Highlights

• The importance of asking questions that make you stand out and demonstrate your intelligence.
• The significance of asking questions that provide valuable insights about the company and role.
• Question 1: Average time for a feature to move from commit to production.
• Question 2: Code review turnaround time.
• Question 3: Average response time to a critical production incident.
• Question 4: Deployment frequency.
• Question 5: Average onboarding time for new developers.

Key Insights

• 💡 Question 1 (Average time for a feature to move from commit to production) reveals crucial information about development processes, autonomy, and code stability.
• 💡 Question 2 (Code review turnaround time) provides insights into the team’s responsiveness, collaborative nature, and commitment to quality.
• 💡 Question 3 (Average response time to a critical production incident) helps gauge the team’s preparedness, automation, and incident management culture.
• 💡 Question 4 (Deployment frequency) indicates the team’s agility, adaptability, and the presence of automated processes.
• 💡 Question 5 (Average onboarding time for new developers) offers perspective on onboarding experience, team collaboration, and codebase complexity.