I think the questions that matter are clarifying questions in e.g. architecture rounds. E.g. design a document storage system Asking about requirements can he

I think the questions that matter are clarifying questions in e.g. architecture rounds. E.g. design a document storage system Asking about requirements can help provide evidence you're aware of tradeoffs, various concepts, etc. and separate yourself from other candidates. Not surface level "what QPS do we need to support?" type questions, but beyond that. Otherwise, yes, I agree, questions are not recorded and don't matter (unless there's a serious red flag like someone asking if they can avoid working with $GROUP_THEY_DONT_LIKE which raises HR type concerns)