IBM
Global technology and consulting firm with deep roots in enterprise IT and AI.
3 Rounds
~14 Days
Medium
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Recruiter Screen (30 min)
Standard fit check, behavioral questions, and resume overview.
Technical Loop (3-4 Rounds)
Deep dive into domain knowledge, coding, and system design.
Interview Question Bank
DevOps Engineer
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Coding
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medium
Write a Python script to parse a large Nginx access log file and output the top 10 IP addresses with the most 5xx HTTP errors.
#Python
#Log Parsing
#Data Structures
DevOps Engineer
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Coding
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easy
Write a Bash script that checks the disk usage of a Linux system and sends an alert to a Slack webhook if usage exceeds 85%.
#Bash
#Linux
#Monitoring
#API
DevOps Engineer
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Coding
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easy
Write a Bash or Python script to extract specific configuration values from a nested JSON file using jq or the json module.
#Bash
#Python
#JSON
#Data Parsing
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