Behavioral
Standard behavioral prompts:
- Walk me through your resume
- Tell me about a hard AWS problem you solved
- How do you prioritize under a deadline?
Technical / functional
Common technical prompts:
- Explain EC2 and give a real example
- Explain S3 and give a real example
- Explain IAM and give a real example
- Explain VPC and give a real example
- Explain Lambda and give a real example
How to prepare
The reliable prep loop:
- List 6 STAR stories
- Do 10+ mock interviews
- Practice a whiteboard-friendly explanation for every core concept
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