Ask a New Team Useful Questions About AI Practices
Company: DoorDash
Role: Software Engineer
Category: Behavioral & Leadership
Difficulty: medium
Interview Round: Onsite
You have just joined a team. What would you ask teammates about their use of AI tools, and how would those answers shape what you do next?
### Constraints & Assumptions
- Do not assume the team needs more AI usage before understanding its work.
- Ask about actual workflows, constraints, and observed results rather than only tool names.
### Clarifying Questions to Ask
- Is the team already using AI routinely or evaluating initial use cases?
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A useful question reveals either a recurring problem, evidence of value, or a boundary that should not be crossed.
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### What a Strong Answer Covers
Ask about successful and failed uses, verification, data constraints, and ownership. Explain how you would identify a bounded improvement without imposing a tool before understanding the team's needs.
### Follow-up Questions
- What if teammates have sharply different opinions about the tools?
- How would you choose a first pilot?
Overview: Plan useful questions about a new team’s AI workflows, results, verification, and data boundaries. Explain how the answers would guide a small evidence-based improvement instead of assuming more automation is always valuable.
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