DevOps/CloudDatabasesTable-stakesAround since 2009
RDS
Also written as Amazon RDS, Relational Database Service
AWS's managed relational database service — it runs and maintains databases like PostgreSQL or MySQL for you, handling backups, patching, and failover.
Think of it like
Like hiring a property management company to handle a rental's maintenance and repairs, instead of fixing every leaky faucet yourself.
Junior or senior?
Junior sounds like
Hasn't thought about what RDS was doing for them automatically.
Senior sounds like
Can name what they'd have had to manage themselves running their own database server.
Ask them
“What did RDS handle for you automatically that you'd have had to manage yourself running your own database server?”