Freshers (0–2 years)

DevOps Interview Questions for Freshers

Preparing for your first DevOps interviews? This set is curated for freshers and early-career developers (0–2 years): the 27 questions that come up most for entry-level roles, each with a clear answer, example code and follow-ups.

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27 DevOps questions

  1. 1What is Jenkins Declarative vs Scripted Pipeline?Intermediate
  2. 2Explain Docker Compose vs Kubernetes.Intermediate
  3. 3Prometheus Metrics vs Logs vs Traces.Intermediate
  4. 4What is GitOps?Intermediate
  5. 5What is a VPC (Virtual Private Cloud)?Intermediate
  6. 6Explain AWS IAM Roles vs Policies.Intermediate
  7. 7What is a Canary Deployment?Intermediate
  8. 8Ansible vs Terraform: When to use which?Intermediate
  9. 9What is the Terraform State file?Intermediate
  10. 10Explain Kubernetes Pod vs Container.Intermediate
  11. 11How does DNS Resolution work?Beginner
  12. 12What is a Blue/Green Deployment?Beginner
  13. 13Explain Linux File Permissions (chmod).Beginner
  14. 14What is a Reverse Proxy?Beginner
  15. 15How does SSH key authentication work?Beginner
  16. 16What is Infrastructure as Code (IaC)?Beginner
  17. 17What is Git and how does branching work?Beginner
  18. 18Explain Docker vs Virtual Machines.Beginner
  19. 19What is CI/CD?Beginner
  20. 20What is DevOps?Beginner
  21. 21DevOps Interview Question 2 (Free)Intermediate
  22. 22DevOps Interview Question 1 (Free)Beginner
  23. 23DevOps Interview Question 5 (Free)Intermediate
  24. 24DevOps Interview Question 4 (Free)Beginner
  25. 25DevOps Advanced Interview Question 10Beginner
  26. 26DevOps Advanced Interview Question 8Intermediate
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Frequently asked questions

Which DevOps questions do freshers (0–2 years) get asked?

This page collects 27 DevOps interview questions aligned with freshers (0–2 years), ranging across the difficulty levels that match that experience band.

How do I prepare for a DevOps interview with my experience level?

Work through these questions in order, make sure you can explain each answer out loud, and pay attention to the real-world examples and follow-ups — interviewers at this level care as much about reasoning as the final answer.

Do the answers include code and examples?

Yes — answers include explanations, code examples where relevant, common mistakes to avoid and follow-up questions so you are ready for the full interview conversation.