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%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Nutanix (Hyderābād) in Oct 2021
Interview
In total, there were 4 rounds of interviews. The first two were technical, the third was managerial and the final one was a director round. All the rounds were conducted on Zoom. Interviewers were very friendly and all the rounds were informative, but quite challenging.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
q) Explain DNS
q) Difference between TCP and UDP
q) Difference between IPV4 and IPV6
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
Interview questions [1]
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.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
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
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I was asked about my Cloud Certification course in detail