In my role I've frequently had to interview software developers for the company I work for. We ask similar questions to this as the type of software we write ne

In my role I've frequently had to interview software developers for the company I work for. We ask similar questions to this as the type of software we write needs an understanding of what's going on at a basic level. We've interviewed developers who are amazing on paper, but can't answer simple questions that are mainly around enumerating a collection of integers. I'd say communication is something we look for. Can you articulate why solution x is better than solution y? What are the compromises? Do you need to ask for more information? So many candidates don't know an interview is an invitation to a conversation. You need to be able to engage with the people who are interviewing you. Ask questions to clarify if required. The key advice I'd give developers is to be humble. I've met and worked with developers who are very talented, but also difficult to work with because of their personalities, we filter for this as a result.