I had an initial 1-hour phone interview with the hiring manager, who is 3000 miles away. This was followed by a 2-hour technical interview with him, where I answered a set of varied questions using a shared internet collaboration site.

Then they flew me out for a solid afternoon of personal interviews, consisting of 5 one-hour meetings back-to-back. The job offer came about two weeks later.

The technical interview was excellent, featuring about 24 questions. Mostly essay-style, these dove into my knowledge of:

• SQL queries
• Linux command line operations (devops)
• Deployment architectures for high-performance and high-availability.

How did you work with your remote team in India to get them productive and successful?