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Open-Ended Interview Questions
Open-ended questions are an excellent way to learn more about your candidates and their working style. Candidates can answer questions through screen share, audio, video, or text responses right after completing their coding assignment.
These questions help you understand not just what candidates can code, but how they think, communicate, and approach real-world challenges.
Multiple ways for candidates to express themselves
Question Response Types
Choose from six different response formats to give candidates the flexibility to showcase their skills in the way that works best.
Ready-to-use templates for your interviews
Question Examples
Here are some proven question examples that help you evaluate different aspects of candidate experience and technical skills.
Each example shows the question type, purpose, and what insights you can gather from candidate responses.
Project Pride & Achievement
"Tell me about the project you've worked on that you're most proud of. What did you do that worked out particularly well?"
Production Deployment
"How would you deploy this application to production? Include your considerations for scalability, security, and monitoring."
Overcoming Challenges
"Describe a situation where you encountered a major obstacle while completing a project. How did you deal with it? What steps did you take?"
Code Walkthrough
"Walk us through your implementation of the coding challenge. Explain your design decisions and any trade-offs you considered."
Beyond the code
Why Open-Ended Questions Work
While coding challenges test technical skills, open-ended questions reveal the complete picture of a candidate's potential contribution to your team.
These insights help you make confident hiring decisions based on both technical competency and cultural alignment.
- Seamless Integration: Questions appear automatically after coding challenges
- Flexible Timing: Candidates can complete responses at their own pace
- Rich Insights: Review all response types in one centralized dashboard
- Team Collaboration: Share responses with hiring team members for discussion
Communication Skills
See how candidates articulate complex technical concepts and explain their thought processes clearly.
Problem-Solving Approach
Understand their methodology for tackling challenges and their analytical thinking process.
Cultural Fit
Assess alignment with team values, working style, and collaborative mindset.
Experience Depth
Go beyond resume claims to understand real experience and hands-on expertise.
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