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Microsoft DevOps Engineer Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a Microsoft DevOps Engineer interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated daily.

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CodingStart here. 11 questions · ~106 min
Asteroid Collision ProblemMedium
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Simulate asteroid collisions in one pass using a stack while preserving surviving asteroids in order.

ArraysData StructuresAlgorithmsMicrosoft
Log Parsing in PythonMedium
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Parse structured logs and summarize error counts and first error timestamps by service.

DevOpsAlgorithmscsv parsingMicrosoft
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Execution11 questions · ~106 min
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System Design11 questions · ~106 min
Rollback and Canary PlanHard

Explain how to canary an ML pipeline release, monitor it safely, and roll back without losing reproducibility.

ml inferencearchitecture patternsfailure modesMicrosoft
HA and DR in DevOpsHard

Design Azure DevOps workflows that keep online and batch ML systems available and recoverable during regional or deployment failures.

cloud architecturedistributed systemsfailure modesMicrosoft
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Pipelines11 questions · ~106 min
Automate Maintenance and Patching PipelinesMedium

Approach for automating server maintenance and patching through controlled pipelines, orchestration, validation, and rollback.

patchingAutomationproductionMicrosoft
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Behavioral & Leadership3 questions · ~29 min
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More topics3 questions · ~29 min
IaC Security and ComplianceHard

Explain how to secure Azure Infrastructure as Code with policy enforcement, least privilege, secrets protection, and compliance evidence.

cloud securityleast privilegecode securityMicrosoft
Difference Between Platform Engineering and DevOpsEasy

Evaluates understanding of platform engineering vs DevOps and its impact on practices at Microsoft.

cloud infrastructureDevOpsMicrosoft
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