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Cloud engineers play an integral role in the development and implementation of software in technology companies. Typically, in interviews for cloud engineer positions, employers are interested in how you follow current trends in the field and how you would address problems that come up in these paradigms. You should be vocal about your skills, providing as much detail as possible about how your solutions-oriented thinking proved valuable in earlier work situations. Lastly, you'll want to speak to the field-at-large in relation to other fields within technology companies, demonstrating that you know the ins and outs of cloud computing and why they're so contemporarily relevant.

Top Cloud Engineer Interview Questions & How to Answer Them

Question 1

Question #1: What do you view as the most important issue with the cloud-facing companies today, and how do you keep up with the latest trends and practices?

How to answer
How to answer: You should demonstrate big-picture thinking, with an eye on details and impact. Exceptional answers will include potential solutions. By mentioning that Pixlr, Phoenix, and Jaycut are also some of the main applications used for cloud computing today, you will also demonstrate that you are up to date with the trends in this field. To remain truly up to date on current trends, consider choosing a company like Amazon which often defines the current state of that sector of the job market.
Question 2

Question #2: What skills do you possess that would make you a top-notch cloud engineer?

How to answer
How to answer: Talk about your ability to build, deploy, and manage applications quickly. Cloud computing uses this feature for strengthening and scalability. Mention the appropriate programming languages or frameworks you are skilled at that would make you an ideal fit for this role.
Question 3

Question #3: What are the advantages of cloud computing?

How to answer
How to answer: This is a chance for you to self-advocate. Mention how cloud computing technology helps the users benefit from of a more extensive network of global web servers. Talk about how this can boost platform productivity, performance, and efficiency. You should also include an explanation that cloud computing increments the data storage and data backup capacities of the web servers.

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Every interview starts with your interviewer saying "I'm going to enter into the application all of the answers you give. I will still be typing after you are finished with your answer, so don't feel like you need to fill in the silence. I'm not trying to be rude, just thorough." Note: Because of the questions and all of the time they spend typing into their computer, this will feel really rude. It's a lot like having a conversation with a poorly-coded, uninterested chat bot, not like a conversation with a human. The in-person interview is 6 hours of non-stop questions from several different people. My interviewers ranged from interesting people who had to spend all their time typing (slowly) into their application, to a great technical interview who was the most "human" of anyone else while we talked about the technical aspects of the job, to the last guy who literally said "I haven't looked at your resume beyond your last role. Tell me about the rest" and then interrupted me several times to ramble on about himself. After 6 hours, I was led back to the lobby to show myself out. No one said "bye" or "thanks for coming in." I was at least expecting the hiring manager to come out. Nada. Two days later, I got a two line email saying I didn't get the job and it is their policy to not share feedback with any candidate. This was, by far, the worst interview experience I have ever been through. I will give the recruiter her due. She was the most professional person throughout this process, but once I got past that, the interviewers were rude, condescending, and unprofessional.
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Cloud Architect

Interviewed at Amazon

3.5★
Aug 3, 2017

Every interview starts with your interviewer saying "I'm going to enter into the application all of the answers you give. I will still be typing after you are finished with your answer, so don't feel like you need to fill in the silence. I'm not trying to be rude, just thorough." Note: Because of the questions and all of the time they spend typing into their computer, this will feel really rude. It's a lot like having a conversation with a poorly-coded, uninterested chat bot, not like a conversation with a human. The in-person interview is 6 hours of non-stop questions from several different people. My interviewers ranged from interesting people who had to spend all their time typing (slowly) into their application, to a great technical interview who was the most "human" of anyone else while we talked about the technical aspects of the job, to the last guy who literally said "I haven't looked at your resume beyond your last role. Tell me about the rest" and then interrupted me several times to ramble on about himself. After 6 hours, I was led back to the lobby to show myself out. No one said "bye" or "thanks for coming in." I was at least expecting the hiring manager to come out. Nada. Two days later, I got a two line email saying I didn't get the job and it is their policy to not share feedback with any candidate. This was, by far, the worst interview experience I have ever been through. I will give the recruiter her due. She was the most professional person throughout this process, but once I got past that, the interviewers were rude, condescending, and unprofessional.

The first question was one I asked of *him*. I asked if this hiring process was the same for recent grads as it was for a 30+ year experienced IT manager. He said yes. He started asking questions like "what do you want to do with your life", and "tell me about yourself", "What would you do if the customer wanted an S3 object with specialized billing", and "Tell me about your failures". All the amateurish BS you'd expect.
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Cloud Applications Architect

Interviewed at Amazon

3.5★
Jul 25, 2017

The first question was one I asked of *him*. I asked if this hiring process was the same for recent grads as it was for a 30+ year experienced IT manager. He said yes. He started asking questions like "what do you want to do with your life", and "tell me about yourself", "What would you do if the customer wanted an S3 object with specialized billing", and "Tell me about your failures". All the amateurish BS you'd expect.

Some questions that I can remember: 1. Networking - CDR; IPV4, IPV6 header; describe the flow of what happens from the moment you type a URL to when you get the webpage opened in your browser; if your internet is not working, how will you resolve the issue - this was asked extensively and in depth. 2. OS - Describe virtual memory, paging. Types of virtualization. 3. Write or explain pseudocode to print the reverse of a number. 4. Write a code to implement queue. 5. If one of your team members is not working in a project, what would you do?
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Grad Cloud Associate

Interviewed at Amazon

3.5★
Jul 5, 2017

Some questions that I can remember: 1. Networking - CDR; IPV4, IPV6 header; describe the flow of what happens from the moment you type a URL to when you get the webpage opened in your browser; if your internet is not working, how will you resolve the issue - this was asked extensively and in depth. 2. OS - Describe virtual memory, paging. Types of virtualization. 3. Write or explain pseudocode to print the reverse of a number. 4. Write a code to implement queue. 5. If one of your team members is not working in a project, what would you do?

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