This is for an SRE position.

Step 1: Applied through GEICO careers & reached out by recruiter. Step 2: Job Fit Round. Step 3: Power day, 5 interviews (SRE focus, 2 behavioral, system design, algorithm/coding).

They interviewed for a Senior Eng role, though I applied for Principal. They asked for one more coding round after the power day to make a final decision. It was a 7-round interview.

SRE interview - Kinda unprofessional, the interviewer read me a question paper given by his supervisor.

Coding/system design - It felt good, quality questions, professional, and the interviewer was helpful in answering my questions. However, the interviewer appeared inexperienced, over-enthusiastic, and fixated on the answers the interviewer had prepared for.

Merge two sorted arrays and linked lists.

Number of elements smaller to the right in an array (Binary tree with duplicates approach).

Build and deployment system design.