I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Nutanix in Sep 2016
Interview
Worked with a recruiter to discuss the position, and then they set up a series of phone interviews with members of the team I would be working with. Each person was very helpful in describing the job, as well as what to expect in your first few months working at Nutanix. Had a final interview with a senior director, who provided additional insight on the position and culture of the company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Where do you see percentage of workloads running in the next 5 years; specifically comparing on-premise to cloud providers?
It had 4 rounds aptitude two technical interviews and one hr and managerial interview . Aptitude was combination of both technical and logical questions technical one focused on cs fundamentals and technical two focused on core technologies related to their field
Behavioral + Technical Questions.
About 4-5 rounds, final round is with SE leader.
It wasn't too bad, just have to study nutanix bible.
If you don't study then won't be able to recall knowledge about their product.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain difference between kubernetes and virtualization
I applied online. I interviewed at Nutanix (Saint Louis, MO) in Oct 2025
Interview
Talent advisor session first where they ask you for your availability and prep you somewhat for what’s too come. Manager round then Panel round contains 2-3 people then director round Then they make decisions with in about 2 weeks.
Systems Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Nutanix with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 88% positive. To compare, the company-average is 82.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Systems Engineer roles take an average of 42 days to get hired, when considering 49 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 Engineer according to 49 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 20%
One on one interview: 18%
Drug test: 14%
Presentation: 13%
Background check: 12%
Group panel interview: 11%
Skills test: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Personality test: 2%
Other: 2%
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