Welcome! This isn't a test of technical knowledge, but rather an exploration of your approach to learning and collaboration. DevOps is as much about how you work as what you know. Please answer honestly.
Imagine a developer keeps committing code that breaks the automated tests. How would you approach this situation?
You need to explain a technical concept (like "containers") to someone with no technical background. What's your approach to making it understandable?
You discover a way to automate a daily 1-hour manual task for your team. How do you introduce and "sell" this idea to them?
If you had to choose, which role feels more natural to you: being the expert who knows the answer, or the facilitator who helps the team find the answer together?
A website goes down. What's the first thing you'd want to know or ask?
You try to deploy an update, and it fails. Your immediate reaction is to quickly retry, or to stop and investigate the logs? Why?
Think of the last time something broke (in tech or in life). What was your thought process for figuring out why?
Describe a time you had to learn something completely new and difficult. What steps did you take?
You have to do the same 10-minute task every single morning. After how many days would you start looking for a way to automate it?
You see a teammate doing a complex, multi-step process manually in a terminal. What goes through your mind?
What's more satisfying to you: perfectly executing a complex manual process, or building a simple script that eliminates the need for the process entirely?
You notice a small warning in a system log that isn't causing any immediate problems. Do you ignore it, make a note to check later, or investigate it right away? Why?
A project is finished and "working." What does "done" mean to you? Is there anything else you'd want to check or improve?
You're given access to a new, powerful tool. Is your first thought about what you can build with it, or what safety rules and guardrails you should set up?
How do you feel when a tool or technology you just learned is suddenly replaced by something new?
When you get stuck on a technical problem, what are your top 3 go-to strategies? (e.g., Google, ask a friend, read documentation, experiment)
In your own words, what do you think "DevOps" means, beyond just a set of tools?
- Rate yourself from 1 (Not like me) to 5 (Very much like me):
I enjoy figuring out "how things work" behind the scenes.
I get frustrated by repetitive tasks and look for shortcuts.
I believe preventing a problem is better than fixing it.
I'm comfortable saying "I don't know, but I'll find out."
I care about the final outcome of a project, not just my part.
Remember: There are no "right" answers, but the responses reveal if someone has the mindset to thrive in a DevOps culture. Look for curiosity, empathy, pragmatism, and a bias toward automation and shared ownership.