I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Nutanix (Bengaluru) in Nov 2020
Interview
The Placement process had 1 technical test + 4 Interview Rounds (2 Technical + 1 Managerial + 1 HR and Technical). Out of 300 students who entered the drive for Technical Test 60 made it to Round 1 of the interview out of which 24 made it to Round 2, 12 made it to Round 3 and only 10 made it to the final round.
the interview consisted of several questions related to linux commands , virtualization etc, deep dive into resume, projects, cs fundamentals such as operating system, computer networks, thus its better to brush up on those fundamentals prior.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Data structures, simulate Write-Back Cache using two python dictionaries with dirty bit implementation and LRU flushing technique on cache full.
The process began with an online assessment containing 50 MCQs covering networking, OS internals, virtualization, and Linux commands. This was followed by two in-depth technical interview rounds focusing heavily on live systems troubleshooting scenarios, SSH debugging, and hypervisor concepts. The final round was a comprehensive managerial and cultural fit interview with the support leadership team.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain what an Operating System is, and then trace how an OS boots from scratch, without using complex technical jargon, as if you are explaining it to a non-technical person.
1st Round:- Some basic networking questions regarding different architectural layers
2nd Round:- Advanced networking questions and routing questions
Difference between http and grpc
What are the 7 layers
explain the difference between application and presentation layer
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
explain the difference between application and presentation layer
SRE 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 73% positive. To compare, the company-average is 82.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for SRE Engineer roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 11 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 SRE Engineer according to 11 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 27%
Phone interview: 18%
Skills test: 15%
Presentation: 12%
Background check: 12%
Group panel interview: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 3%
Personality test: 3%
Drug test: 3%
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