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Red Hat Software Engineer Interview Questions, Process, and Tips

Updated 2 Aug 2024

Top Red Hat Software Engineer Interview Questions and Answers

Red Hat Software Engineer Interview Experiences

7 interviews found

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Recruitment Consulltant and was interviewed in Jul 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Project details question
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed before Oct 2022. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
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Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Rhel Linux related wuestion
  • Q2. What is linux how itboots
  • Ans. 

    Linux is an open-source operating system kernel that manages hardware resources and provides services for user programs.

    • Linux is a Unix-like operating system kernel developed by Linus Torvalds in 1991.

    • It boots by loading the bootloader (such as GRUB) which then loads the kernel into memory.

    • The kernel initializes the system, mounts the root filesystem, and starts the init process.

    • The init process then starts other syste...

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Storage related questions
  • Q2. How to boot system
  • Ans. 

    To boot a system, you need to power it on and load the operating system into memory.

    • Power on the computer by pressing the power button

    • The BIOS/UEFI firmware initializes hardware components

    • The bootloader is loaded to start the operating system

    • The operating system kernel is loaded into memory

    • The system is now ready for use

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. What is san and how it works
  • Ans. 

    SAN stands for Storage Area Network, a specialized high-speed network that connects servers to storage devices.

    • SAN allows multiple servers to access shared storage resources like disk arrays or tape libraries.

    • It provides block-level access to storage, allowing for efficient data transfer.

    • SANs are typically used in enterprise environments for centralized storage management.

    • Examples of SAN technologies include Fibre Chan

  • Answered by AI

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Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Apr 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Basic coding tests(easy)

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. About kubernetes

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - focus more on past experience
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before May 2022. There were 5 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Don’t add your photo or details such as gender, age, and address in your resume. These details do not add any value.
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Round 2 - Assignment 

Take home assignment with 2days deadline

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. JS specific questions
Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Machine coding round on frontend
Round 5 - Behavioral 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. General managerial questions

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Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Questions related to kubernates,ansible and docker. Creating some docker file and running the container. Also git commands .

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. The questions where related to ansible,docker and git . Also kubernates.

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I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Feb 2020. There were 3 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

2 Questions

  • Q1. How do Node js concurrency handling works
  • Ans. 

    Node.js uses an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model for concurrency handling.

    • Node.js uses an event loop to handle concurrency.

    • It allows multiple requests to be processed simultaneously.

    • Callbacks are used to handle I/O operations asynchronously.

    • Node.js also supports worker threads for CPU-intensive tasks.

    • Concurrency can be improved by optimizing code and using caching.

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Knapsack problem

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - You should have a good knowledge on data structures and algorithm. You will be asked questions based on the position you are applying for.

Skills evaluated in this interview

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Selected Selected
Round 1 - Group Discussion 

The first round was a group discussion about online shopping.

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. What questions did the interviewer ask is related to the Java programming language
Round 3 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Discussed about General questions related to Company and personal details
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Aptitude Test 

Although it was quite challenging.

Round 2 - Coding Test 

Complete it without significant difficulty.

Round 3 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Can you describe the projects you have worked on?
  • Q2. What is the code for printing prime numbers?
Round 4 - HR 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What motivates you to want to join Ion?
  • Q2. What makes you a suitable candidate for this position?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Prepare in advance by researching the interview experiences of the company to which you are applying. The Ambition Box was very helpful to me in this regard.
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Referral and was interviewed in Oct 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(3 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions about OOPS includes inheritence, interface, abstract classes, access specifiers
  • Q2. Coding question: given a vector, return a vector where each entry in the resultant vector is the product of the remaining elements in the given vector.
  • Q3. Coding question: given a vector numbers, return the index of the vector which has the longest length palindrome
  • Ans. 

    Return the index of the vector with the longest length palindrome

    • Iterate through each string in the vector

    • Check if the string is a palindrome

    • Track the index of the longest palindrome string

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Oracle Software Engineer interview:
  • oops
  • C++
  • Java
  • Python
  • DSA

Red Hat Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Red Hat Software Engineer interview?
Red Hat interview process usually has 2-3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Red Hat interview process are Technical, Resume Shortlist and Assignment.
How to prepare for Red Hat Software Engineer 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 Red Hat. The most common topics and skills that interviewers at Red Hat expect are Open Source, Linux, Consulting, Python and Redhat.
What are the top questions asked in Red Hat Software Engineer interview?

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