For this section, we’ll dive into the general attack patterns and how to counter them. Honestly, it’s just dodging and hitting—how hard can it be, right?
Stamina
Status Ailments
Behavior and other patterns not directly related to combat.
Enemies Moveset
Tell me about your experience
The interviewer wants to know about your experience. Briefly mention the technologies and projects you’ve worked on.
Prepare this beforehand, focusing on what they might want to hear and highlighting your key achievements.
What’s your level with X technology?
Your answer sets the difficulty of the questions. A safe option is “intermediate” if you’re unsure, but “advanced” or “expert” works if you have deep experience.
Expect a more engaging conversation when both parties have high levels of knowledge.
In this hypothetical scenario, how would you accomplish it?
This question aims to assess your understanding of architectures, workflows, and tools.
You may not have direct experience, but knowing which tools are best is key. Multiple answers are common, so stick to what you’re confident with.
They may challenge your answers to see how you react and adapt.
Architecture types
At this level, you should be familiar with various architectures like microservices, monoliths, and event-driven systems, and know when each is appropriate.
Expect questions like “What challenges would you face when using a microservice architecture from scratch?”
What are the projects you have worked on?
The interviewer wants to see your hands-on experience. Be prepared to dive into the details of your most challenging projects.
Highlight popular technologies to earn more points and steer follow-up questions.
Cloud Provider Knowledge
Expect questions on VPC setup, Load Balancers, security best practices, and specific service knowledge (CloudFront, Lambda, SQS, etc.).
Prepare for database-related questions: backups, configuration, and general use cases.
Containers
Be ready for Docker and Kubernetes questions, including common commands, troubleshooting, service mesh, and Helm knowledge.
Pipelines
Know how to automate everyday tasks, manage dependencies, and improve job speeds.
Understand good practices around CI/CD pipelines.
Automation IaC
Prepare for specific questions around Terraform (e.g., state locking, merging maps) and CloudFormation, including SAM and Serverless Framework.
Automation Configuration Management
Expect questions about tools like Packer, Chef, and Ansible, and their differences.
Security
“Do it with security in mind” applies to everything above.
