How will your performance be evaluated? Will you be judged on how solid your code is or just how many lines of code you write per day?

Asking how your performance will be evaluated gives you a good sense of how management understands the role. It can also give you a glimpse of corporate culture in action. If performance is based on the quality of the product, chances are company culture supports the idea of upholding quality.

You can also use this answer to highlight your performance in previous positions.