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how DNS works, 3 web architecture - make sure you can draw it out, and understand how caches can help DB's, WAF - and what does it help protect against XSS/OWASP etc, .. TLS handshake, infrastructure as a code (ie) cloud formation, Linux commands on networking/troubleshooting (ie) TOP, free, netstats, DF troubleshooting a slow website - they are expecting to approach it from a network and checking the actual DB. Loadbalancing DDoS - what it is, how to mitigate it.. TCP - three way handshake Technical questions I felt alot were to test what they understood of you and your background.
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Global Technical Account Manager

Interviewed at Amazon

3.5
Nov 6, 2020

how DNS works, 3 web architecture - make sure you can draw it out, and understand how caches can help DB's, WAF - and what does it help protect against XSS/OWASP etc, .. TLS handshake, infrastructure as a code (ie) cloud formation, Linux commands on networking/troubleshooting (ie) TOP, free, netstats, DF troubleshooting a slow website - they are expecting to approach it from a network and checking the actual DB. Loadbalancing DDoS - what it is, how to mitigate it.. TCP - three way handshake Technical questions I felt alot were to test what they understood of you and your background.

Explain TLS/SSL, what is DNS and walk through process, build out a three tier web app in an always on, elastic, scalable and redundant environment. Get technical with errors like: 403,503, etc explain why they may be and how you would resolve them. Explain cidr range, and reserved IPs. Make sure you apply and structure your answers using the STAR method (situation, task, action, Result) and make sure you know their leadership principles like the back of your hand and have a story to tell which applies to the above questions using their principles. Overall a challenging but good experience.
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Sr Technical Account Manager

Interviewed at Amazon

3.5
Nov 22, 2021

Explain TLS/SSL, what is DNS and walk through process, build out a three tier web app in an always on, elastic, scalable and redundant environment. Get technical with errors like: 403,503, etc explain why they may be and how you would resolve them. Explain cidr range, and reserved IPs. Make sure you apply and structure your answers using the STAR method (situation, task, action, Result) and make sure you know their leadership principles like the back of your hand and have a story to tell which applies to the above questions using their principles. Overall a challenging but good experience.

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