Comprehensive DevOps Interview Questions from a Swedish Company

A recent interview experience shared by a netizen describes a DevOps position interview at a Swedish company, featuring a wide range of technical and behavioral questions.

Technical questions include:

1. Explain how Linux works, especially the boot process.

2. What happens internally when you run a container in Kubernetes?

3. Differences between git merge and git rebase.

4. When would you use git cherry‑pick and why?

5. Main differences between Jenkins Declarative Pipeline and Scripted Pipeline.

6. What is DNS and how does it work?

7. Explain how routing works in a network.

8. How to implement network policies in Kubernetes.

9. How do Prometheus and Grafana interact, and where does Prometheus get its data?

10. Which database did you use in your recent project and why?

11. What is an SQL index and how does it work?

12. Share a challenge you faced when collaborating with a non‑technical team and how you resolved it.

13. Would you describe yourself as a communicator or a problem‑solver?

14. Describe an experience where you took a leadership role.

15. Which values are most important to you in teamwork?

16. Why did you choose Docker in your recent project?

17. What are your hobbies outside of technical work?

The breadth and depth of these questions demonstrate the interviewer's focus on both technical depth and soft‑skill competencies, and the article promises a follow‑up with detailed answers.