DevOps/CloudTable-stakesAround since 2006
EC2
Also written as Amazon EC2, Elastic Compute Cloud
AWS's core service for renting virtual servers ('instances') by the hour or second, which you configure and manage yourself.
Think of it like
Like renting a bare apartment unit — you get the space and utilities, but you bring and set up your own furniture.
Junior or senior?
Junior sounds like
Is still managing their own EC2 instances without questioning it.
Senior sounds like
Can explain what made them choose to manage their own instances instead of a managed or serverless option.
Ask them
“What made your team choose to manage your own EC2 instances instead of a managed or serverless option?”