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Lambda timeout
This interview card covers Lambda timeout. Jobs longer than ~15 minutes cannot finish in one Lambda. Hard limit ~15 minutes; move long work to ECS/Batch/Step Functions + workers. MNC — name the ceiling and one escape hatch for video encode.
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What this card says
What it is
Jobs longer than ~15 minutes cannot finish in one Lambda.
Why it matters
Hard limit ~15 minutes; move long work to ECS/Batch/Step Functions + workers.
15 minutes
How / example
MNC: name the ceiling and one escape hatch for video encode.
MNC: timeout.