How many of these questions can be answered by the prospective hire before ever entering the interview process? If you take this approach, using lists like thi

How many of these questions can be answered by the prospective hire before ever entering the interview process? If you take this approach, using lists like this as a guideline, you might be able to find out a lot about the company before the interview, which is a good idea. It'll indicate to the interviewer that you're interested enough in the company to do solid background research, which is likely to be a plus. The relative success of such background research (% of questions that can be answered, for example about testing, source control, company culture, etc.) will in itself tell you a lot about the company, i.e. if they're unusually secretive perhaps most of these questions won't be answerable before the interview. That might or might not be a red flag (Theranos was a rather secretive outfit, for example...). Also, note that some of the questions are phrased in what some will interpret as an unnecessarily antagonistic manner, and some people will confuse directness with arrogance. Others will appreciate the straightforward approach. Figuring out who is which is a common problem.