[Beldur]

In my experience it's important to not ask "easy" questions that can be answered by a simple yes/no.

Instead of: Are you friendly to remote work? Ask: Will I be working with anyone who is remote, or who works from home on a regular basis?

Instead of: Is the work life balance good? Ask: How responsive are people to emails/Slack over the weekends and after 6pm?

Instead of: Can I have a good career path? Ask: Did any of your senior engineers start out as junior engineers here?

[rhizome]

I've never asked it yet, but I've been thinking along these lines, and for the last one I think a good construction is "Do you work with anybody who was hired under a different title than they have now?"

[kempbellt]

I like this method of inquiry. You would probably make a good investigator.

[ram_rar]

I love this method of inquiry. Feels like you're genuinely probing into the company at the same time getting answers to your questions.

[nsilvestri]

I disagree with the career path question. Rising within the company does not necessarily mean that the same skills are effective at other companies.