Which exact option does this AWS service use?”

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Are DevOps interviews becoming more like AWS trivia quizzes than real engineering discussions? Over the past month, I’ve applied to around 200 roles and gotten about 25 interviews. I have 7+ years of experience in DevOps/SRE/platform-type roles, and honestly, the interview process has been pretty discouraging. What I’m noticing is that many interviewers seem to care more about tiny details of specific tools than the actual work I’ve done: systems I’ve built, production issues I’ve solved, automation I’ve created, reliability improvements, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure design, security hardening, cost optimization, and generally going above and beyond in my roles. A lot of interviews feel less like engineering conversations and more like an AWS certification quiz: “Which exact option does this AWS service use?” “What’s the default behavior of this specific tool?” “What command would you run for this one edge case?” I get that fundamentals matter. I also understand that DevOps roles require hands-on experience with cloud, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD, monitoring, and so on. But it feels strange when the conversation focuses heavily on memorized trivia rather than how someone thinks, designs, debugs, improves systems, or delivers value. I’ve built products and internal platforms that genuinely helped teams move faster and operate more reliably, but I still can’t seem to get an offer. It’s starting to feel like the hiring process is filtering for people who can pass a tool quiz rather than people who can actually do the job well. For those of you involved in DevOps hiring, is this just the current market? Are companies intentionally screening this way because there are too many candidates? Or am I missing something in how I should present my experience during interviews? Would appreciate any honest advice, especially from hiring managers or senior DevOps/SRE folks. [link] [handle]

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