Tips for assessing big company roles: - How is tech debt addressed? Are teams allowed to work on tech debt to keep the overall codebase functional. This one is

Tips for assessing big company roles: - How is tech debt addressed? Are teams allowed to work on tech debt to keep the overall codebase functional. This one is fairly obvious, but a lot of bigger companies have allowed tech debt to get out of control which impacts the experience of writing code and/or accomplishing anything. The worst of these will layer in absurd processes rather than addressing the tech debt. - How does the work the team is doing now roll up to the overall strategy of the company? If the hiring manager can’t answer that question it means the company likely runs on politics rather than a coherent strategy.