GitLab DevOps Engineer Interview Questions

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CodingStart here. 4 questions · ~32 min

Evaluates your ability to build Kubernetes integrations and implement reliable reconciliation behavior in Go.

Automate Deployments with ScriptsMedium

Evaluates scripting skills for automation, reliability, and maintainability in deployments.

bashpythonscripting

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Security & Infrastructure4 questions · ~32 min

Debug Nginx Performance IssuesMedium

Tests structured troubleshooting and performance debugging in Nginx-based infrastructure.

Debugging

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Monitoring, Metrics, AlertingMedium

Evaluates observability design for distributed systems, including metrics and alerting strategy.

monitoringalertingdistributed systems

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Behavioral & Leadership6 questions · ~48 min

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More topics4 questions · ~32 min

Assesses CI performance diagnosis and optimization techniques to improve throughput and reliability.

Infrastructure as Code AutomationHard

Assesses ability to build reliable, versioned infrastructure automation using IaC practices.

infrastructure as codedesignAutomation

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Deploy Monolith and MicroservicesHard

Evaluates deployment strategy for mixed architectures, including release orchestration on Kubernetes.

kubernetesdeploymentmicroservices

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Prevent Configuration DriftMedium

Tests configuration management approaches to keep systems consistent across OS variants.

configuration driftOperating SystemsManagement

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