Systems Reliability Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Nutanix with 4 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 50% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Systems Reliability Engineer roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Nutanix overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Nutanix as a Systems Reliability Engineer according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Drug test: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
Phone interview: 33%
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I applied through university. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Nutanix (Dallas, TX) in Aug 2018
Interview
The interview process is scaled and pretty simple. You get a HR prescreen then a 30 min technical phone interview and then finally a skype interview. The question asked will be pretty standard. The main topics that you will be tested will be on Networking, Linux, Virtualization and Storage.
First round: OA (core CS concepts: OS, Computer Networks and Aptitude)
Technical Round 1: Questions on Resume, Scenario based questions
Technical Round 2: Weaknesses from Technical Round 1
HR Round: Company fit and culture questions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain the CPU scheduling algorithms and the important parameters to decide the most efficient algorithms
They wanted in-depth theory knowledge on virtualization concepts, Linux Commands, Operating System Concepts, Networking Concepts, etc. since their role also aligned with that. SREs will be in constant touch with clients troubleshooting issues, which require these theory fundamentals right.
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Question 1
They asked about OS (Zombie/orphan processes), Networks (VLAN), virtualization concepts, linux commands, etc
Firstly, there was a test conducted on Hackerrank for all the applicants, which consisted of questions from Computer Networks, Operating System, and some aptitude questions and around 50 of us were shortlisted for the interview round.
In the interview, I was asked in-depth questions about CN, OS and Cloud. Also, there was a thorough review of my resume and my projects that I had mentioned in there
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Question 1
I was asked about my Cloud Certification course in detail