How to pass the technical Junior DevOps interview. Tip from a real-life experience.

Andrey Byhalenko
4 min readJul 20, 2024

The technical interview is probably the most difficult and stressful part of the hiring process.

The HR interview questions are the same for every company. However, the options for technical questions are never-ending, and it’s simply impossible to know the answers to all of them.

The good news is that no one expects you to have the right answers to every question they ask. Most technical interviewers want to see the way you think.

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That’s right, most technical interviewers want to examine the way you think.

They want to hear how you define and solve the problem. They want you to think loudly and discuss everything together, as if you are already teammates. They want to hear why you chose the specific solution and what the other options are.

This is why you need to think like a strategist during the interview. You need to show critical thinking skills and ask yourself questions.

As a junior DevOps engineer, the most important skill you should have is understanding the DevOps pipeline concepts.

No one expects you to know how to maintain the Kubernetes cluster or how to…

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Andrey Byhalenko

I'm a DevOps Engineer, Photography Enthusiast, and Traveler. I write articles aimed at junior DevOps engineers and those aspiring to become DevOps engineers.