With data proliferation and its high demand, companies want a developer who is comfortable in streamlining the productive and required information from the complex database.
Companies prefer someone who can be an asset and not a liability, hence they look for ambitious developers who are more likely to produce greater output that benefits their teams and the company.
Employers frequently ask questions about leadership skills because they believe that it promotes teamwork, cultivates a sense of greater good, motivates, inspires trust, or provides purpose and direction.