I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (Dublin, Dublin) in Apr 2024
Interview
Applied online.
Got an email asking for availability.
Online light Technical interview.
On-site interview.
Generally straight forward process but it might differ by location. Overall it was a pleasant experience thankfully.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
some regular behavior questions
Linux command questions (du, systemctl, lsof) and general Linux questions (what’s in /proc)
Scenario question. “A system is quickly running out of storage, how do you identify the process causing the storage loss”
I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (Toronto, ON)
Interview
It was 5 step process, starting with a technical assessment and then 4 roundss of virtual interviews. Technical assessment was not that difficult, I believe i could be more prepared
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked Low level system desing questions, which i was not expecting
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (Dublin, Dublin) in Dec 2025
Interview
Had phone interview with super nice engineer, I totally s**ked and all my prep went out of the Windows because I over perp. so do not over prep for the phone interview as it might surprise you with simple question. take your time to think its one hour and they just three questions with some drill ins
- Expect one LP question with some drill in
- Expect one Linux Troubleshooting question
- Expect one scripting question
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Describe situation when you don't know the answer to something and you have to ask for help and how you went about it? So prepare for follow up questions
I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (Dublin, Dublin)
Interview
Multiple interviews with engineers. 1 screening and one with hr. Questions covering a variety of system admin subjects. General talks on projects I've been apart of and the general day to day in aws
