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Amazon AWS Mock Interview

To help you prepare for an Amazon AWS job interview, here are 28 interview questions and answer examples.

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What SDLC models are you familiar in working with?

As a software engineer, you are very familiar with the software development life cycle. For this question, your interviewer is looking to hear what models you have worked on in the past. While there isn't necessarily a right or wrong answer to this question, try to show your flexibility to working with different SDLC models by bringing up your past experiences. Then, show you have knowledge of different models like the waterfall model or agile model. It is also a good idea to use this question as an opportunity for you to learn more about Amazon AWS by asking your interviewer which model they work off of.

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28 Amazon AWS Interview Questions & Answers

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  • 1. What SDLC models are you familiar in working with?

  • 2. What data cleaning methods are you familiar with and comfortable using if hired for this role at Amazon AWS?

  • 3. What do you feel is one of the top issues that is faced by data engineers today?

  • 4. If hired here at Amazon AWS to develop iOS and Android software, when would you use a fragment rather than an activity?

  • 5. If hired here at Amazon AWS, what do you feel would be the biggest hurdle for you to overcome from the start?

  • 6. What software analysis and design tools do you have familiarity working with?

  • 7. Do you have experience working with data in a cloud computing environment?

  • 8. In designing Android software, what is your experience using parcelable versus serializable within an app?

  • 9. 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?

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

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

  • 12. What programming languages would you consider yourself fluent in?

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

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

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

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

  • 17. 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?

  • 18. 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?

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

  • 20. 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?

  • 21. 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?

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

  • 23. 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?

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

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

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

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

  • 28. 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.