Ideally yes, one would ask these questions. Practically, there is not enough time. You'd be lucky to get even 5 minutes to ask all these questions. Even if you have the time, you have to ask these questions in a diplomatic manner. Unless you are a well known hot shot in your field, a job interview is marred by power imbalance and any signal that you are cynical, confrontational, question authority etc. will count against you. So do ask these questions, but be careful how you frame them.
lbotos|2 months ago
> Ask this: “How does a project go from an idea to a ticket? Specifically, at what stage are engineers brought into the conversation; when the problem is identified, or after the solution has already been decided?”
The root of this question is great. The way it's phrased would be a flag for me.
I'd coach someone to ask it this way: "Can you tell me about how bugs and feature requests go from known to implemented/deployed? I want to know how it maps to my previous experiences/workflows"
This is the same question effectively. You will get your answer, and can ask a clarifying follow up if needed.