I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Nutanix (Durham, NC) in Oct 2024
Interview
The interview process at Nutanix was super smooth, and everything was really well organized and clear from start to finish. Everyone I talked to was super friendly and made me feel comfortable the whole time. The questions were fair and gave me a great chance to share my skills and experiences. Overall, it was a really positive experience, and I left feeling great about the company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why you over the other/more qualified people we are interviewing?
Recruiter phone screen --> leetcode style interview 2 mediums also spke about system design and low level concepts about multithreading. Also some light design questions and general questions about previous exp
Asked questions about hardware , ip address dns, ram, storage , cloud , nutanix concepts , asked multiple questions about everything and nic card works and what it is and also asked about extracurriculars
The interview process consisted of multiple rounds, including an initial recruiter screening, a hiring manager discussion, and several technical interviews. The technical rounds focused on distributed storage systems, Linux internals, troubleshooting, Python automation, test design, and scalability challenges.
The interviewers were professional and knowledgeable. Many questions were based on real-world scenarios involving storage clusters, debugging production issues, and designing automated test frameworks. There was also discussion around Ceph, file systems, performance bottlenecks, and cross-functional collaboration.
The overall process was thorough but fair and gave candidates a good opportunity to demonstrate both technical depth and practical problem-solving skills.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you troubleshoot a performance issue in a distributed storage cluster when users report increased latency but the cluster health appears normal?