Systems Reliability Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Nutanix with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 95% positive. To compare, the company-average is 82.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Systems Reliability Engineer roles take an average of 26 days to get hired, when considering 130 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Nutanix overall takes an average of 30 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Nutanix as a Systems Reliability Engineer according to 130 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 20%
Group panel interview: 17%
One on one interview: 16%
Presentation: 13%
Drug test: 11%
Skills test: 6%
Background check: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Personality test: 3%
Other: 2%
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I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Nutanix (San Jose, CA) in Jun 2017
Interview
Applied through employee referral and interviewed at Nutanix in June 2017. The entire recruiting process was very organized and professional. The recruiter was amazing - very polite, prompt and helpful. The interview process moved fast and took place over 2 and a half weeks. I had a recruiter phone round followed by a technical phone interview. Then I was invited for an in-person interview at the San Jose office where I was interviewed by Senior SRE's and managers. This was followed by another in-depth technical phone interview. The people who interviewed me were very friendly, helpful and considerate.
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Question 1
Since my background is mainly focused on Networking and Linux, the questions I was asked were based on switching, L2 networking and protocols, VMware ESXi network config, virtualization and network troubleshooting scenarios. Linux commands and tools for performance utilization etc. They also go through your background and experience, how you deal with customers and approach to troubleshooting.
First round: OA (core CS concepts: OS, Computer Networks and Aptitude)
Technical Round 1: Questions on Resume, Scenario based questions
Technical Round 2: Weaknesses from Technical Round 1
HR Round: Company fit and culture questions
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Question 1
Explain the CPU scheduling algorithms and the important parameters to decide the most efficient algorithms
They wanted in-depth theory knowledge on virtualization concepts, Linux Commands, Operating System Concepts, Networking Concepts, etc. since their role also aligned with that. SREs will be in constant touch with clients troubleshooting issues, which require these theory fundamentals right.
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They asked about OS (Zombie/orphan processes), Networks (VLAN), virtualization concepts, linux commands, etc
Firstly, there was a test conducted on Hackerrank for all the applicants, which consisted of questions from Computer Networks, Operating System, and some aptitude questions and around 50 of us were shortlisted for the interview round.
In the interview, I was asked in-depth questions about CN, OS and Cloud. Also, there was a thorough review of my resume and my projects that I had mentioned in there
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Question 1
I was asked about my Cloud Certification course in detail