How to pick team at my new job?

Question

I just accepted a senior / staff level IC role at one of the smaller public tech companies. There are two teams that are interested in me and I can pick between them. I'm meeting with the hiring managers for both and I'm not even entirely sure what to ask them. Any advice?

deepaksurti · Accepted Answer

You could try a few relevant questions from reverse interview [1] even though you are past interview stage.[1] https://github.com/viraptor/reverse-interview

JSeymourATL · Answer

> I'm meeting with the hiring managers...
1) What are the top 2-3 things we should discuss or that you would most like to learn about me?
2) Challenges: Where is your team struggling?
3) GOALS/VISION: What does success look like?
Any and all info at this stage is relevant.
Broadly, you're looking for clarity/openness/tonality.
Can you live with this guy? Importantly, can you help this guy?

bingotips · Answer

Ask if you can sit in (stand in?) on the daily standups (if they have those) for each team before you pick.