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SRE Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 8 Jul 2024

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via campus placement at Shri Ramdeo Baba Kamla Nehru Engineering College, Nagpur and was interviewed before Jul 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - CS Core Subjects Test 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Easy to moderate level
  • Q2. Questions on OS, CN, DBMS and other core subjects.
Round 2 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. What is kernel in OS? Which storage components are there in computer?
  • Q2. How do we identify that a specific IP Address belongs to which network?
  • Q3. Technical Consulting (SRE) or Development?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be clear in your thoughts and communicate effectively. Speak with clarity and confidence and don't let your words contradict yourself.
Be ready for the question that why you want to go with SRE and not development.
Take some time to think before you answer.
At the end ask questions for the interviewer.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
1
Bad
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
More than 8 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I was interviewed in Sep 2024.

Round 1 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Data structures, dynamic programming, string interleaved
  • Q2. Data structures, Longest palindromic substring
  • Q3. Data structures, simulate Write-Back Cache using two python dictionaries with dirty bit implementation and LRU flushing technique on cache full.
  • Ans. 

    Simulate Write-Back Cache using two python dictionaries with dirty bit and LRU flushing technique.

    • Create two dictionaries, one for cache data and one for dirty bit tracking.

    • Implement LRU flushing technique to remove least recently used data when cache is full.

    • Set dirty bit to mark data that has been modified and needs to be written back to main memory.

    • Update dirty bit when data is modified and track which data needs to...

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Some random questions on system concepts such as SAN/NAS storage, File system, Caching, NFS, SMB
  • Q2. Some random questions on virtualization technologies e.g.VMware Esxi, vmotion, HA, vsan etc
Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. System design, Logging server and log searching application.
  • Q2. System Design, storage monitoring and reporting dashboard using any cloud provider AWS, GCP or Azure.
Round 4 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. CI/CD Pipeline, Kubernetes, Dockers related questions.
  • Q2. Git commands, Got scenarios and branching strategies.
Round 5 - Analytical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Few questions to evaluate analytical skills from given report and statistical historical data. A descriptive problem statement in detail.
Round 6 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Behavioral questions

Skills evaluated in this interview

Staff Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Swap Adjacent Bit PairsYou are given an integer 'N'. Your task is to find the number formed after swapping each even bit of 'N' in its binary representation with its adjacent bit on the right, assuming that the least significant bit is an o... read more
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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via campus placement at BRACT's Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, Pune and was interviewed in Sep 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Basic questions of fundamentals of cs

Round 2 - Group Discussion 

My topic was : Is cricket hampering the growth of other sports

Round 3 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Networking questions
  • Q2. Linux based os questions
  • Q3. Cloud computing questions

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Nutanix Software Trainee Intern interview:
  • Computer Networking
  • Cloud Computing
  • Operating Systems
  • DSA

Software Trainee Intern Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Simply write the code for quick search - by using the method of divide and conquer, using java language
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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Sep 2024. There were 4 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

DBMS OS VIRTUALIZATION LINUX COMPUTER NETWORKING

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Basic Concepts of Computer Networking like switch hub router
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Explain and write the commands of linux
  • Ans. 

    Linux commands are used to interact with the operating system through the command line interface.

    • Commands are case-sensitive

    • Most commands have options and arguments that can be used to customize their behavior

    • Common commands include ls (list files), cd (change directory), mkdir (make directory), rm (remove files), and more

  • Answered by AI
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Strength and Weakness

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Q1. What are the basic concepts of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)?
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Member Technical Staff Interview Questions & Answers

user image Abhijeet Mahapatra

posted on 19 Dec 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Find the first 50 prime numbers
  • Ans. 

    Generate the first 50 prime numbers

    • Start with the first prime number, 2

    • Use a loop to check for prime numbers by dividing each number by all numbers less than it

    • Keep track of the prime numbers found until you have 50

  • Answered by AI

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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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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System Reliability Engineer - Intern Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 11 Oct 2024

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in Sep 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Based on HackerRank, 75 question in 90 mins

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Why NAT is needed
  • Ans. 

    NAT is needed to allow multiple devices on a private network to share a single public IP address.

    • NAT helps conserve public IP addresses by allowing multiple devices on a private network to communicate with the internet using a single public IP address.

    • NAT provides an additional layer of security by hiding the internal IP addresses of devices on the private network from external sources.

    • NAT allows for easier management ...

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Explain about Deadlocks
  • Ans. 

    Deadlocks occur when two or more processes are waiting for each other to release resources, resulting in a standstill.

    • Deadlocks involve a circular wait, where each process is waiting for a resource held by another process.

    • Four conditions must be met for a deadlock to occur: mutual exclusion, hold and wait, no preemption, and circular wait.

    • Examples of deadlocks include a printer waiting for a computer to release a file,...

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Leetcode medium question

Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Transformer architecture deep dive
  • Q2. Design a QA chatbot
  • Ans. 

    A QA chatbot designed to answer questions related to quality assurance processes and best practices.

    • Implement natural language processing to understand user queries

    • Create a knowledge base of QA processes, tools, and methodologies

    • Provide accurate and relevant answers to user questions

    • Offer interactive features like quizzes or tutorials to engage users

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

Technical Member Staff Intern Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. What is sparse table and why it is used
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Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

The playform was on Hackerrank, 50 questions in 60 minutes

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Explain DNS and DHCP
  • Ans. 

    DNS is a system that translates domain names to IP addresses, while DHCP is a protocol that assigns IP addresses to devices on a network.

    • DNS stands for Domain Name System and is used to translate domain names like www.example.com to IP addresses like 192.168.1.1.

    • DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol and automatically assigns IP addresses to devices on a network.

    • DNS helps users access websites using easy-t...

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Sub Addressing numerical
Round 4 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Where do you see yourself in 5 years
  • Ans. 

    In 5 years, I see myself as a senior System Requirement Engineer leading a team of professionals and contributing to innovative projects.

    • Leading a team of engineers

    • Contributing to innovative projects

    • Continuing professional development

    • Possibly pursuing advanced certifications or degrees

  • Answered by AI

Skills evaluated in this interview

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Q1. Explain the osi model in detail
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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed in May 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Cloud, virtualisation etc basics
  • Q2. Computer networks, MS
  • Q3. Operating systems, linux basics
Round 2 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Introduction at first
  • Q2. Networking topics were asked
  • Q3. Linux commands etc
Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. In depth networking knowledge
  • Q2. In depth OS and Linux

Site Reliability Engineer Interview Questions asked at other Companies

Q1. Write a program to find a missing number in Arrays?
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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via campus placement at Shri Ramdeo Baba Kamla Nehru Engineering College, Nagpur and was interviewed in May 2024. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Virtualisation os cn hardware cloud mcqs
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Conceptual, troubleshooting questions
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Conceptual and factual questions. situational problem solving.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - networking, os, hardware, cloud, virtualisation were the main topics asked throughout the process. round 1 - mcq test
round 2,3 - technical interview
round 4 - hr

they ask troubleshooting questions on os, cn, hardware.

strong conceptual clarity, communication skills and problem solving abilities will help you seal the deal.

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Q1. What will you do if you need to troubleshoot why wifi not working
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SRE2 Interview Questions & Answers

user image Anonymous

posted on 10 Nov 2024

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in May 2024. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. How did you find the server went down
  • Q2. How did you find gateway in linux
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. How actually DNS works
  • Q2. Parameters of IOSTAT in linux

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - I can say, do your best, don't get upset when they are not selecting you, you may be best at something.

Skills evaluated in this interview

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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