---
title: "10 Developer Job Interview Red Flags"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/10-developer-job-interview-red-flags-ycfjcache
source_url: https://cult.honeypot.io/reads/10-developer-interview-red-flags
type: article
source: "Honeypot"
published: 2021-11-17T14:57:27.566Z
updated: 2026-03-15T03:28:05.927Z
tags: ["general-programming", "interview"]
reading_time: 9
upvotes: 129
comments: 13
language: en
---

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# 10 Developer Job Interview Red Flags

**[Honeypot](https://daily.dev/sources/honeypot)** · 9 min read · 129 upvotes · 13 comments

## Summary

Some companies imply that constant overtime is just ‘part of the job’ Some companies will expect developers to put in more hours than is fair. 'Rockstar required!' has become a part of start-up jargon that many developers are now rolling their eyes at because it’s one of those terms that doesn’t mean anything.

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## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@eli\_mcgarvie** · 7 upvotes

> Company turnover or team turnover is probably the biggest giveaway. Ask the interviewer or team lead how long the team members have been around.

**@fmeloooo** · 2 upvotes

> actually it doesn't matter to me if they pay 100k.

**@nachum\_freedman** · 1 upvotes

> the amount of times this list is true is disgusting..

**@arashida** · 1 upvotes

> Excellent tips to pay attention for!

**@desdevol** · 1 upvotes

> Even if you are likely to know this, we tend to forget some of them. Good article to help juniors get to know the hiring culture.

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