The entire interview process was fairly easy and friendly. There were 3 stages in total.
Stage 1: Interview with Senior UX employee
This was a fairly informal interview. The interviewer was friendly, interested and helpful. It lasted for about an hour and we discussed the details of my resume, previous work experience and areas of interest. There were a few cognitive questions to understand my thought process and how logical I was.
In response to my questions, the interviewer explained how designers worked at Nutanix. He described the excitements and rewards of the job as well as the challenges and complexity of the product.
Stage 2: The Design Task
I was given a design task and a week's time to provide my solution. The design problem and deliverables were clearly defined. Once I submitted my solution, I was progressed to the next interview.
Stage 3: Interview with the UX Design team
I was interviewed by a few members of the UX design team. It lasted for an hour. The questions were mostly related to my design task and previous projects. I was asked to explain the rationale behind my design process and how I progressed through the project.
The interview process happened across 2 weeks. Follow up emails to the HR and the final decision took another 2 weeks.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do you know about.."Nutanix's products / Webscale IT / Hyperconvergence...etc."
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Nutanix (Mumbai) in Nov 2020
Interview
After getting shortlisted with my portfolio I was given a design task, and apt time required for the task. It was not heavy but it demands your full designing skill.
Interview was smooth, the panel was friendly, we had brief discussions about my design task.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the rational behind your design choices,
How did u arrive to that conclusion. And few questions from portfolios etc..
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Nutanix in Nov 2020
Interview
HR reach out and phone screening
HM screening - looked into work and shared visions
Team member 1:1s - collaboration with engineering, on spot exercise to redesign features
PM 1:1 - collaboration, approach of tackling a problem, interactions with cross-functional team
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you work collaboratively during COVID 19? What is your approach for this project? How do you interact with PM/ eng?
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Nutanix (Ann Arbor, MI) in Feb 2018
Interview
Started with a design jam on campus which was followed by two interviews the next day.
Three levels. One design challenge based. 2nd behavioral. 3rd project overview, resume walkthrough with hiring manager and team senior manager.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
About projects, team conflicts and technical tools used.
User Experience Designer 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 83% positive. To compare, the company-average is 82.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for User Experience Designer roles take an average of 39 days to get hired, when considering 6 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 User Experience Designer according to 6 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 23%
Presentation: 18%
Drug test: 14%
One on one interview: 14%
Group panel interview: 9%
Skills test: 9%
Other: 5%
Background check: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
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