Senior Site Reliability Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
Process
The process started with a take-home coding challenge, which was actually an absolute blast compared to others I've had in the past.
The in-person interviews were fairly detailed, asking about my experience, having me do a pair programming exercise (which was tough), and some architecture diagramming.
Ultimately, it came down to not having an overwhelmingly large amount of non-Kubernetes experience. They do have pretty high standards there; I've become friendly with some of the SREs and seen what's expected of them.
I won't lie when I say I was devastated when I found out I didn't get an offer, as I thought things had gone wonderfully. It very much felt as though 8/10 things were a perfect fit. I've since gotten over it and been able to reflect positively on what was an intense but awesome interviewing process.
Questions
What are some reasons you wouldn't want to use Kubernetes?
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Interview Statistics
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Success Rate
Datadog's interview process for their Senior Site Reliability Engineer roles in New York, New York is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Datadog's Senior Site Reliability Engineer interview process in New York, New York.
Datadog Work Experiences
- 5.0Awesome people and environment!Software Engineer(Internship) • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJanuary 25, 2021Pros: Smart people, nice people, new tech stack.Cons: Not many cons to say.
- 4.0Great product, bulging managementSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesApril 26, 2024Pros: Great product and lots of traction. Great benefits and compensation. Good amount of internal mobility. Great colleagues. Overall good engineering culture. Despite the cons below, I think the C-level management is as focused as ever.Cons: Management has staged a coup during the pandemic. The company used to be quite lean and the chain of command quite short. This gave ICs a clear sense of who was in charge and a short feedback loop. High-level decisions were made by people who understood the product and had participated in its engineering (i.e., there was no BS). Nowadays the org feels more and more like an onion, and management cares more about the size of their empire than anything else. Engineering projects are given no measure of success (or ones that change quarter after quarter as things get worse) and are allowed to continue for the purpose of justifying hiring. We have regular company-wide surveys that track trust in management. It used to be very high. It went so low they stopped making the per-department numbers public.
- 5.0Talented People, High ImpactSWE Intern • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesMay 2, 2023Pros: Awesome talented people Flexible work hours High impact workCons: Can't think of any cons.
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