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Simform Devops Engineer Interview Questions
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Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.

Based on 7 interview experiences · FREE TO READ

3.7 Rounds average
Average Typical difficulty
71.4% Positive experience

Candidate interview experiences

First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Simform.

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DevOps Engineer Intern

Engineering · nearly a year ago

Intern Average Positive experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Technical screen Background check
Interview formats
Technical Technical Technical

so, like, the interview process had 4 rounds. first there was an aptitude test and then a technical interview. after that, another technical interview and finally an HR interview. both the aptitude and the first technical round were multiple-choice questions. the second technical round had 13 sections, with a major focus on AWS.

Confirmed questions3 questions
  • Can you tell us about AWS?
  • What do you know about DBMS?
  • Could you explain some Linux commands?
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Devops Engineer

Engineering · nearly a year ago

Entry Average Negative experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral

I applied to my university's virtual recruitment drive. The first round was an aptitude test with multiple-choice questions on English grammar, sentence framing, and basic math. Shortlisted candidates then took a second, cloud-based multiple-choice exam covering AWS, DevOps, operating systems, basic Linux commands, and other cloud topics. After the exams, there was an interview round that lasted 290 minutes, which felt unfair. The interviewer seemed to misunderstand my resume, asking about using Amplify on an EC2 instance when I mentioned 'Amplify'. They also asked me about data structures and algorithms (DSA), unlike other candidates who weren't asked DSA questions or AWS questions, even though I'm an AWS Certified Solutions Architect with only a year of DevOps experience. I felt judged unfairly compared to others. I also learned that Simform only converts about 30% to 40% of interns to full-time roles.

Confirmed questions3 questions
  • What is the distinction between an IAM user and an IAM role?
  • Can you explain how you utilized Amplify on an EC2 instance?
  • Could you discuss your knowledge of data structures and algorithms?
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DevOps Engineer

Engineering · more than a year ago

Mid Average Neutral experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Technical screen Onsite Recruiter call
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral

So the interview had four parts. First, there was a machine test for technical skills. Then, a second technical interview. After that, a managerial chat about leadership. Finally, an HR talk to seal the deal.

Confirmed questions6 questions
  • Can you tell me about your responsibilities, specifically concerning IAM, VPC, ELB management, AWS solutions, and any Kubernetes projects you've worked on?
  • Regarding IAM, how do you handle user access and security policies for AWS resources?
  • Can you describe how you design and secure isolated network environments in AWS using VPC?

Simform Devops Engineer Interview Questions

Quoted word for word from Simform interview reports.

What is the distinction between an IAM user and an IAM role?

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Create a CloudFormation template to create EC2 instances behind an Auto Scaling Group and an AWS Application Load Balancer, and an RDS instance (t2.micro will work for demo).

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Can you use any programming language with database access to verify that the application is able to access the database?

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Regarding IAM, how do you handle user access and security policies for AWS resources?

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What's your approach to ensuring high availability and performance with ELB by distributing traffic across AWS instances?

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Formats, difficulty and experience

Across all 7 Simform interview reports.

Interview formats

Technical 52.6%
Coding 21.1%
Behavioral 21.1%
System Design 5.3%

Interview difficulty

Easy 14.3%
Average 71.4%
Difficult 14.3%

Candidate experience

Positive 71.4%
Negative 14.3%
Neutral 14.3%