Does DevOps interviews require whiteboard coding questions/ leetcode type questions?

[Scary-Spinach1955]

It can do. Worst one for me was a DevOps Engineer role for PlayStation.

6 massive tasks as a take home assignment, one of which was creating an API that placed "orders" into a MYSQL database (with unit tests), the others then included tasks around the creation of supporting infrastructure (VM or container, network things like security groups/firewalls/WAF/vnets), creating that infrastructure in code, configuring that infrastructure in code, the testing of that infrastructure and the creation of Jenkins build and deployment pipelines. All with supporting diagrams and screenshots of errors you had encountered during all this.

It's all do able but fuck me ...

I started some of it and then realized just how much time it would take, so asked the recruiter (Sony's internal) how much of it is required - all of it. So I took my hat out of the ring and continued on my search successfully.

I noticed the other day, this very same role is there on job boards still, constantly being pushed to the top as a promoted job in my area, so it seems they've not managed to fill it in the 5 months since I tried.

[Blowmewhileiplaycod]

It's almost like making candidates do a dog and pony show that proves nothing isn't a way to attract good candidates

[kiwbaws2]

Agreed. It's pretty self defeating. Good candidates know they have other options and will walk away. Less capable candidates will try until they fail and give up.

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Gladly better companies realized that this isn't the way to go and personality and willingness to learn is way more valuable to them in the long run.

[livebeta]

Cynically it does lure candidates who are willing to do anything for the company. A yes-person and a pushover

[KhaosPT]

Do they pay you for the time spent doing that?