Senior Site Reliability Engineer Interview Experience - Sydney, Australia
May 1, 2021
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I applied online in March. After about several weeks, I had a phone screen with a recruiter.
Then, I received the take-home exercise and one more round with managers and peers.
Questions
The exercise and general questions.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the GitHub Senior Site Reliability Engineer role in Sydney, Australia.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
GitHub's interview process for their Senior Site Reliability Engineer roles in Sydney, Australia is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
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Neutral100%
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Candidates reported having mixed feelings for GitHub's Senior Site Reliability Engineer interview process in Sydney, Australia.
GitHub Work Experiences
3.0
A failing state
Senior Staff Software Engineer • Current Employee
Sydney, Australia
July 27, 2023
Pros: Good brand recognition.
Fully remote.
You can coast if you want.
Cons: Historically, GitHub is terribly managed. It's only gotten worse since the Microsoft acquisition.
1.0
Bad Upper Management
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
October 24, 2025
Pros: - Salary and benefits are good
- Remote
Cons: - Upper management reports directly into Microsoft in the absence of a CEO.
- This leads to a lot of thrash, long hours, and often burnout in team members.
5.0
Great Culture, Low Pay
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
October 20, 2025
Pros: Good culture, flexible because remote.
Cons: Doesn't pay as much as other big tech.
- 3.0A failing stateSenior Staff Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSydney, AustraliaJuly 27, 2023Pros: Good brand recognition. Fully remote. You can coast if you want.Cons: Historically, GitHub is terribly managed. It's only gotten worse since the Microsoft acquisition.
- 1.0Bad Upper ManagementSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeToronto, Ontario, CanadaOctober 24, 2025Pros: - Salary and benefits are good - RemoteCons: - Upper management reports directly into Microsoft in the absence of a CEO. - This leads to a lot of thrash, long hours, and often burnout in team members.
- 5.0Great Culture, Low PaySoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeVirginia Beach, Virginia, United StatesOctober 20, 2025Pros: Good culture, flexible because remote.Cons: Doesn't pay as much as other big tech.
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