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Q: What was one thing that they asked you? A: They asked me to explain how I would handle a situation where an application is running fine but suddenly starts consuming too much memory. How did you answer this question? A: I explained the steps I would take, such as identifying the root cause using monitoring tools, checking logs, and analyzing recent changes to the system. I also discussed scaling options and optimizing the application's memory usage. Q: How do you ensure high availability in a distributed system? A: I discussed techniques like load balancing, redundancy, failover strategies, and regular health checks to detect issues early and minimize downtime. Q: How do you handle on-call responsibilities during outages? A: I explained my approach to troubleshooting by prioritizing tasks, using alerting systems, and ensuring proper communication with the team to resolve issues as quickly as possible.
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Site Reliability Engineer

Interviewed at PhonePe

4.1★
Oct 11, 2024

Q: What was one thing that they asked you? A: They asked me to explain how I would handle a situation where an application is running fine but suddenly starts consuming too much memory. How did you answer this question? A: I explained the steps I would take, such as identifying the root cause using monitoring tools, checking logs, and analyzing recent changes to the system. I also discussed scaling options and optimizing the application's memory usage. Q: How do you ensure high availability in a distributed system? A: I discussed techniques like load balancing, redundancy, failover strategies, and regular health checks to detect issues early and minimize downtime. Q: How do you handle on-call responsibilities during outages? A: I explained my approach to troubleshooting by prioritizing tasks, using alerting systems, and ensuring proper communication with the team to resolve issues as quickly as possible.

- Live Coding: Easy problem related to recursion. Calculate time and space complexity. - System Design: Design a part of Booking’s internal system. - Cultural Fit: I had a bad experience in this round. One of the interviewers often frowned and was very dismissive. Asked odd questions: - What is the size of your company - How many people work in your company - Explain to me the hierarchy of the company
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Site Reliability Engineer

Interviewed at Booking.com

4★
Feb 23, 2024

- Live Coding: Easy problem related to recursion. Calculate time and space complexity. - System Design: Design a part of Booking’s internal system. - Cultural Fit: I had a bad experience in this round. One of the interviewers often frowned and was very dismissive. Asked odd questions: - What is the size of your company - How many people work in your company - Explain to me the hierarchy of the company

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