Amazon AWS Mock Interview

Master 28 Amazon AWS interview questions covering cloud architecture, system design, and the Leadership Principles.

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Do you consider yourself stronger in C++, C#, Java, or Python?

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Marissa Letendre is an experienced HR professional, recruiter, and resume writer with an extensive consulting background for startups and small to mid-sized businesses.

Before your interview, do some research to understand what tech stack Amazon AWS uses so you can best prepare and highlight your expertise. If you aren't as strong in one of the skills you feel is necessary, be sure to explain how you've used it and how you are growing your knowledge to become better. Be sure to be honest in your answer, as the company will likely test your strengths.

Marissa Letendre

Marissa Letendre is an experienced HR professional, recruiter, and resume writer with an extensive consulting background for startups and small to mid-sized businesses.

"In my last company, we had a bit of an outdated tech stack and used C# and .NET. I found myself fully immersed in those technologies, but had a strong desire to learn more and become more familiar with modern technologies and how I can apply that in my career. That's what has me so interested in this role. Over the last year, I've taken courses in Java and C, which I noticed you prefer. I've become proficient in the skills and in side projects, applied my increasingly strong knowledge. I'm probably strongest professionally in C# as that has been where my experience lies, but my passion and dedication is on the Java and C side, as I feel that's the more modern alternative. I'm excited about the possibility of applying that knowledge in a role at Amazon AWS."

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Starting out in my career, I never considered myself a programmer until I was placed in a role that allowed me to experience work redundancy firsthand. I encountered the same repetitive tasks every hour, being sent to the same handful of people. From a fulfillment perspective, this was a nightmare. I began exploring the possibility of creating a program that would automatically complete these tasks. Soon, Python would come to be my best friend. I searched Google, watched YouTube videos, and invested in courses. All of this training taught me how to use Python to web scrape, take that data and deliver it via email. This saved me time and energy that I could use elsewhere. Since then, I have dived deep into programming and developed a passion for application development. I have learned and developed an understanding of DevOps, CI/CD, and Automation. These are skills will allow me to understand and deliver the best that the AWS customer's infrastructure has to offer.

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You offer good detail here; however, if you start your response on a more positive tone and avoid 'burying the lead,' your answer may be better received. If you are stronger in Python (I am guessing from your response), then begin with that, and then discuss how you gained the experience.

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28Amazon AWS Interview Questions & Answers

1.Do you consider yourself stronger in C++, C#, Java, or Python?

2.In a technical support role here at Amazon AWS, we expect that you would be able to bring great customer service skills to the role. Describe your customer service philosophy in the support that you would provide.

3.Do you have experience working with different CASE tools? If so, what do you have experience with?

4.Software technology continually changes. How do you stay current on new technologies and sharpen your skills?

5.How do you ensure that you have a healthy work-life balance in your career?

6.How would you handle a situation where a colleague was being very difficult to work with?

7.Talk about a time when things didn't go as planned on the job. What was the situation and what allowed your to persevere in that situation?

8.Tell me about your problem-solving skills. Do you enjoy analyzing and solving complex problems?

9.The next cloud engineer that we hire here at Amazon AWS needs to be able build a system that can handle a high amount of traffic. How would you test our system's ability to handle large amounts of traffic?

10.Our cloud computing at Amazon AWS requires our experts to take proper security measures in their work. What security measures are you familiar with utilizing in a cloud platform?

11.What is one thing that really tests your patience when dealing with your coworkers?

12.Here at Amazon AWS, we ask our test engineers to follow specific QA protocols. What role do you feel QA plays in software development and testing?

13.A huge part of our business here at Amazon AWS is designing software for iOS. In this role, how would you steer away from retain cycles when using closures in Swift programming language?

14.What do you feel are the primary features and benefits of the Java programming language?

15.What SDLC models are you familiar in working with?

16.What experience do you have in the different types of software maintenance?

17.Tell me about a time your manager changed the scope of the project in the middle of it. How did you deal with it?

18.What programming languages would you consider yourself fluent in?

19.How do you stay organized and on track when working on multiple projects or duties at the same time?

20.In your experience in software testing, would you consider yourself proficient in both testing and debugging processes?

21.At Amazon AWS, we rely on a full team effort to deliver top quality products to our customers. Tell me about a time that you worked well as part of a team. Are you comfortable in a similar role here?