Interview questions for DevOps Engineer in 2024

What are some of the questions I would ask, what I have asked and what has been asked from me?

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In 2020, I posted a list of interview questions for monitoring engineers — it has proven to pique interest from the community, and hopefully it has been useful for the people that have either recruited or being hired.

So without further ado, let’s dive right into the questions, and as per usual — I will write down the questions and the things that you should look for in the answer, or the answer that you should provide or think around at least.

How would you design a CI/CD pipeline for a microservices-based application?

What are you looking for in the answer?

• The candidate should demonstrate an understanding of Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) concepts. Look for specifics on tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or CircleCI, and how they handle challenges like rolling updates, zero-downtime deployments, and automated testing.

What is Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and why is it important?

What are you looking for in the answer?

• Evaluate the candidate’s knowledge of IaC principles and tools like Terraform, Ansible, or…