Kubernetes Interview Questions 2026
Published July 22, 2026 · Updated July 22, 2026
4 Kubernetes interview questions from Deloitte, LTIMindtree. All difficulty levels, all roles. Upvoted by engineers who were asked them.
4 questions
Companies: Deloitte, LTIMindtree
240 upvotes
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Deloitte (3)
Deloitte
Medium
Technical round
JenkinsGitHub ActionsDocker
Describe the complete CI/CD pipeline you have implemented in your projects. Walk through every stage from code commit to production deployment, including linting, unit tests, build, artifact storage, staging deploy, integration tests, and release gates.
↑ 94 upvotes · 38 engineers asked this · DevOps
Deloitte
Medium
Technical round
JenkinsDockerKubernetes
If a critical issue is found in production, what steps would you take to resolve it quickly? Walk through: immediate triage, deciding between hotfix vs rollback, creating a hotfix branch, fast-track CI pipeline, communication protocol, and post-mortem.
↑ 91 upvotes · 38 engineers asked this · DevOps
Deloitte
Medium
Technical round
JenkinsDockerKubernetes
Explain your deployment workflow starting from code commit until production release. Cover feature branch → PR → CI → merge → staging deploy → smoke tests → canary/blue-green production deploy → monitoring and rollback plan.
↑ 39 upvotes · 41 engineers asked this · DevOps
LTIMindtree (1)
LTIMindtree
Medium
Technical round
5–8 YearsInterview ExperienceGCPKubernetesDocker
GKE vs Cloud Run — when would you choose each?
↑ 16 upvotes · 3 engineers asked this · Senior SDE
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Describe the complete CI/CD pipeline you have implemented in your projects. Walk through every stage from code commit to production deployment, including linting, unit tests, build, artifact storage, staging deploy, integration tests, and release gates.
Describe the complete CI/CD pipeline you have implemented in your projects. Walk through every stage from code commit to production deployment, including linting, unit tests, build, artifact storage, staging deploy, integration tests, and release gates.
If a critical issue is found in production, what steps would you take to resolve it quickly? Walk through: immediate triage, deciding between hotfix vs rollback, creating a hotfix branch, fast-track CI pipeline, communication protocol, and post-mortem.
If a critical issue is found in production, what steps would you take to resolve it quickly? Walk through: immediate triage, deciding between hotfix vs rollback, creating a hotfix branch, fast-track CI pipeline, communication protocol, and post-mortem.
Explain your deployment workflow starting from code commit until production release. Cover feature branch → PR → CI → merge → staging deploy → smoke tests → canary/blue-green production deploy → monitoring and rollback plan.
Explain your deployment workflow starting from code commit until production release. Cover feature branch → PR → CI → merge → staging deploy → smoke tests → canary/blue-green production deploy → monitoring and rollback plan.
GKE vs Cloud Run — when would you choose each?
GKE vs Cloud Run — when would you choose each?