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Start with the actual team, stack, and level rather than the broad title. Read location policies and authorization statements separately from technical requirements.

Read the product area, customer segment, and decision-making scope. Check whether customer interviews or stakeholder meetings require specific hours or travel.

Read the required languages, database stack, and ownership of production services. Ask about on-call coverage and whether it depends on a particular region.

Separate model research from deployment and inference infrastructure. Review the required ML stack, production ownership, and experience level.

Review cloud platforms, infrastructure ownership, and on-call expectations. Remote work does not necessarily mean flexible incident coverage hours.

Look for customer-facing responsibilities, demo ownership, and travel. Territory and meeting hours can limit where an otherwise remote role can be performed.

Distinguish experimentation, analytics, and production modeling responsibilities. Check the stated domain experience and how the team measures impact.

Read the security domain, incident duties, and any explicitly stated citizenship or clearance requirements. A remote label does not resolve these conditions.

Compare the required framework, accessibility expectations, and time spent on product interfaces versus internal tools. Check whether collaboration hours fit your timezone.

Look for the actual split between client and server work. A broad title can hide a specific framework, platform, or customer-facing expectation.

Check whether the role needs native iOS, Android, or a cross-platform stack. Confirm device requirements and the expected app release responsibilities.

Check the expected balance of research, interaction design, and visual design. Look for portfolio requirements and the team's collaboration hours.

Compare the data platform, orchestration tools, and pipeline ownership. Ask about data access restrictions and working hours with downstream teams.

Check the balance of manual testing and automation, supported platforms, and required test frameworks. Confirm any release-window coverage expectations.