Amazon AWS Mock Interview
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Tell me about your problem-solving skills. Do you enjoy analyzing and solving complex problems?
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Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
Software developers spend a great deal of time debugging programs. It is essential for Amazon AWS to have someone experienced in quickly identifying problems and responsive in providing solutions. The interviewer would also like to gauge how you work with internal and external customers when problem-solving.
Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"In my last development position, I was responsible for front-line communications with end users. Third tier helpdesk staff would contact me with software bugs, and I was able to quickly and professionally respond to problems. I was able to reduce the bug backlog by 70%."
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A problem is like a puzzle and the key to solving it is hidden within the pieces. What I like to do is understand the issue at a high level. I then work from the outside-in. In other words, I ask how something should work and then work backward. In a previous position, I was tasked with identifying potential security risks in the network before the 2016 Presidential election. I used a program called Nessus Tenable to scan, identify, and mitigate all network vulnerabilities, successfully safeguarding the network from any attacks on election day.
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Excellent example! The task at hand was complex, with potential risk as well. You do a nice job describing the situation and the action that you took.
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