<p>Interview question I use for DevOps candidates:

&#34;Walk me through what happens when you type kubectl apply -f deployment.yaml&#34;

Most candidates stop at &#39;it creates a deployment.&#39;

The ones who get hired talk about the API server, reconciliation loops, and replicasets.

Specificity is the difference between $90K and $160K.</p>

Mischa van den Burg

A DevOps interview tip highlighting that strong Kubernetes candidates explain the full flow of `kubectl apply` including the API server, reconciliation loops, and ReplicaSets, rather than stopping at surface-level answers. The post frames technical depth as the differentiator between lower and higher salary outcomes.

Interview question I use for DevOps candidates:

"Walk me through what happens when you type kubectl apply -f deployment.yaml"

Most candidates stop at 'it creates a deployment.'

The ones who get hired talk about the API server, reconciliation loops, and replicasets.

Specificity is the difference between $90K and $160K.

<p>Interview question I use for DevOps candidates:

&quot;Walk me through what happens when you type kubectl apply -f deployment.yaml&quot;

Most candidates stop at 'it creates a deployment.'

The ones who get hired talk about the API server, reconciliation loops, and replicasets.

Specificity is the difference between $90K and $160K.</p>