My only real question when I have interviewed anyone for a senior level role or similar is to find out whether they'll start with "it depends" or similar. I'll

My only real question when I have interviewed anyone for a senior level role or similar is to find out whether they'll start with "it depends" or similar. I'll lay out what sounds like a pretty clear algorithm or infrastructure scenario but skip some key assumptions that are needed. What I want to see is follow-up questions related to users, scaling, data retention, etc. Its a big red flag for me if a candidate jumps right into a solution.