System Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Nutanix with 3 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.
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I applied online. I interviewed at Nutanix (Saint Louis, MO) in Oct 2025
Interview
Talent advisor session first where they ask you for your availability and prep you somewhat for what’s too come. Manager round then Panel round contains 2-3 people then director round Then they make decisions with in about 2 weeks.
It had 4 rounds aptitude two technical interviews and one hr and managerial interview . Aptitude was combination of both technical and logical questions technical one focused on cs fundamentals and technical two focused on core technologies related to their field
Behavioral + Technical Questions.
About 4-5 rounds, final round is with SE leader.
It wasn't too bad, just have to study nutanix bible.
If you don't study then won't be able to recall knowledge about their product.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain difference between kubernetes and virtualization