Ad Hoc (DC) Devops Engineer interview questions

Their process is .. very unique. You apply, and then they shoot an email asking you to do a technical assessment. They have four programming "homework" assignments, depending on what position you are shooting for. You must complete this homework assignment before even being interviewed. The homework assignments aren't bad or overly difficult, and you are encouraged to do two of them. I would estimate 10 hours at the minimum (presumably you should include your unit testing process) if you are familiar or up to 25 if you aren't (but are a quick learner). It's important to note that you aren't "guaranteed" an interview, so if they don't like the solution you've provided, your time was wasted. The homework is certainly geared more to programming than it is to operations. Finally, they give you open access to their slack channel so you can talk to the team members; all team members that I talked to were super nice and helpful. For me, personally, the process left a bad taste in my mouth; it felt like they had no skin in the game whereas I had to jump through hoops just for an interview. To me, it's a two way street; I'd like to get to know the company a little first before investing ten hours of my life for something that could be for nothing. In short, be prepared for a ~10 hour application process before even talking to someone. If you are desperate for a job, that may play in your favor, as I can't imagine they are getting very many candidates who have that amount of time to apply for a job.