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I interviewed a lot of candidates (technical interviews for software engineers) and in my experience great candidates ask great questions. Don't ask any question, ask interesting questions. There are 2 reasons why this is important:

- Asking good questions is part of the job IMO, I'm not sure why we wouldn't test it, so it absolutely makes sense to ask candidates to ask questions.

- Even if you really prepared well and know everything there is to know about the team and the company you are applying, there has to be something an insider can tell you that would be interesting for you if you really want to join this company/ this team. So it clearly shows lake of interest / motivation if you ask no question




What have been some questions that stood out for you?




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