Company-specific:
- Can you describe the problem your company is solving and how your product fits into the market?
- Ask about team structure and how they work with design
- Long term vision for the company? How will design help you achieve these goals?

one I want to ask next time is “what’s the role of data in your design process? (when & how do you use it) can you walk me through an example where data contradicted your intuition and how did you resolve that?” this can give me a sense of how data driven they are

I love the last one! 

I'm always entertained about the interviewer's reaction when the tables are turned and I'm the one asking uncomfortable questions

Design-specific:
- Walk me through the current design process and how user feedback is incorporated
- Can you share examples of successful and unsuccessful design decisions from the past?
- Any challenges/pain points in the current design process?

I think these are universal questions, useful to ask for every manager!!

I'm crossing fingers for you to find your first design job in the blink of an eye 😉

About design culture, I often share that poor design culture is what's leading me to seek other opportunities, so I always ask how stakeholders are involved in the design process. I hate just being the hand that is dragging some rectangles around the screen 🫠

The first two gives me space to ask more in-depth questions about career ladder, process and management style. 
Depending on the answer, the other  one shows me how well the company plans for the long run (I'm tired of working for  companies that only plan for the short term)

What are your go-to questions to ask the interviewer during the hiring process? 

I always ask the hiring managers how did they get into the company, what keeps them there and what are their expectations for the company in five years.

a good one i came across online is:
- when a team member stumbles and falls, how does the company help them back up?
and a favourite of mine is:
- what do you personally think are the pros and cons of working at [company name]?

my common ones are:
- are there any particular skills/traits you're looking for, for this position (not listed in the job description)?
- how would you describe the state of design at the company?

One question regarding team structure I always ask is "How is the content design workflow inside your team?"

Had my share of bottleneck content process, because the writers have absurd workload

Hive mind - I typically ask the same. I also often try to get them to be more honest about the culture and org. Where's product getting stuck? Are we partners, or pencils? How does the team work cross functionally and how well are we communicating to the top?

Yes! For me is fundamental to bring the other person to open up and share some stories. I feel like when they share what they lived inside the company, I'm able to read between the lines how things work there.

Posts