SRE - Internship applicants have rated the interview process at Nutanix with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 82.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Common stages of the interview process at Nutanix as a SRE - Internship according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Group panel interview: 33%
Phone interview: 33%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Nutanix in Sep 2024
Interview
1st round was a mcq test consisting of mcq questions from computer networks, Operating system, hardware, Virtulisation and Cloud
Second round was technical interview 1: where computer networks practical questions from osi and subnetting were asked and also few practical questions related to os and caching
Next was technical round 2 where again questions were asked from computer networks and cloud but were more deep into concepts and more practical
Next was Managerial+ HR this was a long round, consisting of lots and lots of scenario based questions and few puzzles to judge the aptitude and attitude of the candidate.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design an architecture of datacenter with ip addresses
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Nutanix (Sydney) in Jul 2025
Interview
After pre screening, I was invited to an in person interview with some current team members and HR. The environment was somewhat casual and it felt like they really wanted to hear more about me and my personality over technical skills. They finished with a few basic linux questions.
I applied online. I interviewed at Nutanix (San Jose, CA)
Interview
30 minute behavioral then 30 minute technical (networking)
the technical interview is all ccna level networking questions like three way handshake, and which order dns queries are read.
the behavioral interview is standard, starts with your background then goes into egtting to know you and STAR method type questions
There were 3 rounds, first being the online assessment then being the technical interview and last being the hr round. The assessment had a variety of questions related to Linux, bash, cloud, troubleshooting and many more. The assessment was of moderate difficulty level. The technical interview was difficult and tricky. Many troubleshooting questions were asked.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How to solve the issue when your device is not able to connect to wifi?