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Hi Kartik, seeking your mentorship for 1 month to prep for SRE interviews.I have a 3.5 years exp in devops. Need guidance on large-scale infra handling, monitoring, and coding.Your help is invaluable.
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Answered By Mentor shishir chandra
Preparing for a large-scale Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and DevOps interview for distributed systems requires a combination of technical knowledge, problem-solving skills, and a deep understanding of relevant tools and methodologies. Here's a comprehensive guide to help you prepare:
Technical Knowledge:
- Distributed Systems Concepts:
- Understand the fundamentals of distributed systems, including consistency, availability, and partition tolerance (CAP theorem).
- Know about distributed storage, data replication, and partitioning strategies.
- Networking:
- Have a solid understanding of networking principles, including TCP/IP, DNS, load balancing, and routing.
- Cloud Platforms:
- Familiarize yourself with major cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and their services relevant to distributed systems.
- Containerization and Orchestration:
- Understand containerization technologies like Docker and container orchestration tools such as Kubernetes.
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC):
- Know how to use tools like Terraform or AWS CloudFormation for infrastructure provisioning.
- Monitoring and Logging:
- Be well-versed in monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana) and logging frameworks (ELK stack, Splunk).
- Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD):
- Understand CI/CD pipelines, version control systems (Git), and tools like Jenkins, Travis CI, or GitLab CI.
- Automation Scripting:
- Be proficient in scripting languages like Python, Bash, or PowerShell for automating tasks.
You also need to have a hands on with leetcode medium at least and a good understanding of transaction handling.
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