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Updated 19 Jan 2025

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SRE Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 22 May 2021

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before May 2020. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Networking and Linux Questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Not a transparent interview process, they do have gender discrimination at the time of recruitment.

UX Designer Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 12 Jun 2017

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Resume Shortlist
Experience: The portfolios were collected and the shortlisting were done on the basis of the project of the portfolio.

College Name: IIT Guwahati

UX Designer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Which software will you use to design a logo and why?
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Member Technical Staff Interview Questions & Answers

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posted on 2 Dec 2016

I applied via campus placement at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai and was interviewed in Dec 2016. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. Give the length of longest absolute directory path string Discuss the DS used Optimize it
  • Ans. 

    The question asks for the length of the longest absolute directory path string and how to optimize it.

    • Use a depth-first search (DFS) algorithm to traverse the directory structure

    • Maintain a stack to keep track of the current path length

    • Keep updating the maximum path length encountered

    • Consider the length of each directory/file name and the length of the path separators

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  • Q2. Debuggng a code of Dining Philosopher Problem
  • Ans. 

    Debugging a code of Dining Philosopher Problem

    • Check for deadlock conditions

    • Ensure that each philosopher can only pick up two forks at a time

    • Implement a solution using semaphores or monitors

    • Consider using a timeout mechanism to prevent deadlock

    • Test the code with different scenarios to identify and fix any issues

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Design a system to find the millionth person liking particular comment. Many constraints
  • Ans. 

    Design a system to find the millionth person liking a particular comment.

    • Use a database to store the likes for each comment

    • Implement a counter to keep track of the number of likes for each comment

    • Use a caching mechanism to improve performance

    • Consider sharding or partitioning the data for scalability

    • Implement a search algorithm to find the millionth person

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Expected to talk about distributed system and networking stuff

College Name: IIT Madras

Skills evaluated in this interview

Top Nutanix Member Technical Staff Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Link up all nodes present in same level of BST using next pointer
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Member Technical Staff Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Buy and Sell StockYou are Harshad Mehta’s friend. He told you the price of a particular stock for the next ‘N’ days. You can either buy or sell a stock. Also, you can only complete at most 2-transactions. Find the maximum profit that you ca... read more
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I applied via campus placement at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai and was interviewed in Dec 2016. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. Link up all nodes present in same level of BST using next pointer
  • Ans. 

    The question asks to link up all nodes present in the same level of a binary search tree using the next pointer.

    • Traverse the tree level by level using a queue

    • For each level, create a linked list by connecting the nodes using the next pointer

    • Use a dummy node to keep track of the start of the linked list for each level

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Some os questions and debugging

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: We are expected to first speak of our approach, he is satisfied with mine and so asked me to code on paper
Tips: Be positive. They will help you out if you are struck

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: Gave me a code and asked to debug
Tips: Nothing to worry. What is expected of the code is clearly communicated. So its not such difficult. Go through basic OS concepts

Skills: Thinking approach, extending our knowledge
College Name: IIT Madras

Skills evaluated in this interview

Top Nutanix Member Technical Staff Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Link up all nodes present in same level of BST using next pointer
View answer (1)

Member Technical Staff Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Buy and Sell StockYou are Harshad Mehta’s friend. He told you the price of a particular stock for the next ‘N’ days. You can either buy or sell a stock. Also, you can only complete at most 2-transactions. Find the maximum profit that you ca... read more
View answer (4)

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Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. A couple of things on my resume
  • Q2. Projects
  • Q3. Design a URL Shortener
  • Ans. 

    A URL shortener is a tool that takes a long URL and creates a shorter, easier-to-share link.

    • Generate a unique short code for each URL

    • Store the short code and original URL in a database

    • Redirect users from the short URL to the original URL

    • Track clicks and analytics for each short URL

  • Answered by AI
  • Q4. Design Thread Safe implementation of HashMap
  • Ans. 

    Design a thread-safe implementation of HashMap.

    • Use synchronized methods or locks to ensure mutual exclusion.

    • Consider using ConcurrentHashMap instead of HashMap.

    • Use volatile keyword for variables accessed by multiple threads.

    • Avoid using iterators as they may cause ConcurrentModificationException.

    • Use atomic operations for read-modify-write operations.

    • Consider using immutable keys to avoid synchronization issues.

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: The test had 2 questions. One was doing subtraction/addition manually (Huge numbers so cannot cast them into any primitive type) and the other one was simple DP.
Total Questions: 2

Round: Other Interview
Experience: First Round was based on an algorithm and sample implementation (pen &paper). They were conducting rounds by the clock. Exactly 30 minutes each. Problem was a little complicated but not difficult. As far as I remember everyone got through that round.

Round: Other Interview
Experience: Second round was totally based on Systems. First they asked me to explain a couple of things on my resume. Secondly the conversation went to my projects. After that the interviewer asked me design problems. Design a URL Shortener. Design Thread Safe implementation of HashMap, etc., etc. I think this was their main criterion. They wanted people for systems related profile.

Round: Other Interview
Experience: Third round was again based on algorithm. (Minimum number of dice throws to complete of snakes and ladders). But it was more informal that the first couple of round. I gave a solution. He asked me to improve it. Gave me hints on the way. In the end we chatted a little about placements in general, interests, etc.

General Tips: Do's :
Keep cool and keep an open mind. UNDERSTAND the package breakup to make better informed
decisions.

Don’ts :
Don’t lose your nerve, no matter what. Shit happens (happened all the time to me), things don’t
happen as expected but remember whatever it is “IT TOO SHALL PASS”. Don’t get fixated on any
company.

Final Tips :
1. Relax.
2. Learn to read the package details (ask companies for it if they don’t give it)
3. Don’t come under peer pressure while applying to companies. Remember you don’t want to join
all the companies that come on Day 1 Slot 1. There were far better companies (from my point of
view) coming at a later stage.
4. Some Indian tech companies are really doing a great job. Nutanix, InMobi & BrowserStack are
some I can think of and because of them being here you would actually be working on great stuff as
opposed to other MNC offices in India.
5. At the same time there are some Indian startups you really wouldn’t want to join. Keep an eye out for them too.
College Name: IIT Kanpur

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Top Nutanix Member Technical Staff Interview Questions and Answers

Q1. Link up all nodes present in same level of BST using next pointer
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Member Technical Staff Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Buy and Sell Stock Problem Statement Imagine you are Harshad Mehta's friend, and you have been given the stock prices of a particular company for the next 'N' days. You can perform up to two buy-and-sell transactions to maximize your profit... read more
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Nutanix Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Nutanix interview?
Nutanix interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Nutanix interview process are Technical, Coding Test and One-on-one Round.
How to prepare for Nutanix interview?
Go through your CV in detail and study all the technologies mentioned in your CV. Prepare at least two technologies or languages in depth if you are appearing for a technical interview at Nutanix. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Nutanix expect are Python, Computer science, Linux, Virtualization and Networking.
What are the top questions asked in Nutanix interview?

Some of the top questions asked at the Nutanix interview -

  1. implement a calculator class which does this cal.add(2).sub(3).mul(4).delay(200...read more
  2. Link up all nodes present in same level of BST using next poin...read more
  3. What is kernel in OS? Which storage components are there in comput...read more
How long is the Nutanix interview process?

The duration of Nutanix interview process can vary, but typically it takes about less than 2 weeks to complete.

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