Paste any senior technology JD. Get a clear read on the real seniority, the unspoken priorities, the political shape of the team — and the three skills you should foreground in your conversation.
Whether the title matches the responsibility — or whether it's an inflated mid-level dressed up.
The two or three outcomes the hiring manager actually cares about, buried under the bullets.
Reporting line, peer set, and the political shape of the function you'd inherit.
Which tools they say they use vs. what the language reveals they actually use.
The three things on your CV that should move to the top for this specific spec.
Phrases that reliably indicate dysfunction — and what to ask in interview to verify.
What the language tells you about the band, even when the salary line is missing.
Whether this is a fresh role or a recycled JD — and how that should shape your approach.
"It told me the JD was a re-post of a role they'd failed to fill twice. Saved me a four-stage process I was going to lose."