Questions

Company

work/life balance?
meetings? tools?
what's the dev environment like? how long does it take to get a dev env set up? how long does it take to get code from editor to production?
team code review / source control process? how big are PRs? how long does it take to merge?
how do you approach larger technical decisions?
what general problems / goals are you working on atm?
how much time is given to learning or exploration?
what things about your job would you change? what are you biggest likes and annoyances on a daily basis?

byron:
- What do you do when there’s a deadline but not enough time to finish the work?
updog:
- how seriously is developer productivity taken. things like, does it take an hour of builds for you to get your thing deployed
- what are on-call expectations if any (do not take the fact that a company doesn't yet have on call as an indication that that will continue)
- work/life balance like how many months of vacation can i get away with taking
raptori:
- What inspired you to start the company?
- What's your vision for the future?
- What are you worried about?
- What's the hardest decision you've had to make so far?
- What does culture mean to you? (aim to dig deeper into what kind of company they want to build, etc)
- plus depending on time and what stage the company is at:
  - How are you planning to scale the business over time? (i.e. team structure, work practices, autonomy etc at a high level)
  - How do you aim to build and develop talent?
  - Why are you hiring for this particular role right now?