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Interview

Salary question in an interview: Response strategies for IT professionals in 2026

What really matters when it comes to the salary question in an IT interview? How do you answer confidently and secure attractive conditions? This article provides practical strategies for IT professionals.

Jobriver Redaktion 8 min

Interview

Coding interview in Germany: Expected tasks in 2026

Find out what to expect in the 2026 coding interview in Germany: task formats, examples, soft skills and technology trends for IT applicants.

Jobriver Redaktion 7 min

Interview

DevOps interview questions: Terraform, CI/CD, Monitoring 2025

What DevOps interview questions can you expect in 2025? Practical answers on Terraform, CI/CD and monitoring with examples, sample templates and tips from experts.

Jobriver Redaktion 6 min

Interview

System Design Interview 2025: Preparation for backend teams

System design interviews for backend teams: Best preparation 2025 with practical examples, tools and strategies. For more success in professional IT interviews.

Jobriver Redaktion 6 min

Name	`PHPSESSID`
Description	Stores the user's current session ID.
Host	jobriver.de
Lifetime	Session
Type	HTTP

Name	`jobriver_consent`
Description	Stores your cookie consent decision.
Host	jobriver.de
Lifetime	365 days
Type	HTTP

Name	`jr_lang`
Description	Stores the selected language so the site is shown in your preferred language.
Host	jobriver.de
Lifetime	365 days
Type	HTTP

Provider	Website operator (first party)
Privacy policy	https://jobriver.de/en/privacy

Name	`_ga`
Description	Used to distinguish individual users.
Host	jobriver.de
Lifetime	2 years
Purpose	Tracking
Type	HTTP

Provider	Google
Description	Google LLC, the parent company of all Google services, is a technology company that offers various services and is engaged in developing hardware and software.
Address	Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland
Privacy policy	business.safety.google/privacy
Cookie policy	policies.google.com/technologies/cookies

Name	`_fbp`
Description	Used by Meta to display a range of advertising products, e. g. real-time bidding from third-party advertisers.
Host	jobriver.de
Lifetime	3 months
Purpose	Marketing
Type	HTTP

Provider	Meta Platforms
Description	Meta Platforms, Inc. (formerly Facebook, Inc.) is a technology company that operates social networks, messaging services and advertising technologies.
Address	4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2, Ireland
Privacy policy	facebook.com/privacy/policy
Cookie policy	facebook.com/privacy/policies/cookies