, 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 college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Nutanix (Manipal) in Aug 2018
Interview
It was an on-campus interview process for an internship at Nutanix. Overall, it was an excellent and professional process which ended in me receiving the offer. The role was for a Systems Reliability Engineer which required more of troubleshooting skills rather than development.
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The questions were mostly based on Operating Systems, Networking and Linux. Since the role didn't require any development, nothing was asked from Data Structures or Algorithms. In my first interview, some of the questions that were asked were what is a 5-way handshake, explain DORA in a DHCP server, a standard question on routers, what kind of file system is used in Linux etc. The second interview was completely on networking with questions asked from each layer of the OSI stack. The third interview was managerial which consisted of some technical questions about OS and some HR questions such as whether I was interested in pursuing an MS or not. Finally, the fourth round was a short HR round.
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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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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I was asked about my Cloud Certification course in detail