The process began with a technical screening, followed by three final rounds: a coding challenge focused on real-world scenarios (not LeetCode), a system design interview, and a behavioral interview with the hiring manager. The coding and design rounds emphasized practical DevOps and cloud infrastructure knowledge, with a strong focus on AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and debugging production issues. The interviewers asked in-depth follow-ups and expected detailed justifications for design and architectural decisions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked how I would improve observability for a production system experiencing intermittent outages when developers were unable to identify the root cause using existing tools
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