Site Reliability Engineer Interview Experience - Australia
January 1, 2024
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I applied through the website and received an email from the recruiter stating they were interested and wanted to have a chat. In the call, they simply said I didn't have the right experience. They could have just said that in the email; it was a waste of time.
They also seemed very uninterested during the call, which was not the kind of interaction one would expect.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the GitLab Site Reliability Engineer role in Australia.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
GitLab's interview process for their Site Reliability Engineer roles in Australia is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive67%
Neutral0%
Negative33%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for GitLab's Site Reliability Engineer interview process in Australia.
GitLab Work Experiences
3.0
Good work-life balance, but the Engineering Organization mostly fails to drive essential changes
Site Reliability Engineer • Current Employee
Austin, Texas, United States
April 24, 2023
Pros: - Good work-life balance.
- "Unlimited" PTO is nice in theory, but it's really just an accounting gimmick to avoid payouts of accrued vacation time on employee exits.
- Management seems to genuinely care about the well-being of individual contributors.
- The CEO genuinely seems to care about the well-being of employees.
Cons: - Very challenging collaborative environment.
- Most work is OKR-based, and yet alignment justification is very weak. Top-down objectives seem poorly interpreted through the common "telephone game" signal degradation.
- Very limited opportunities for grassroots contributions.
- Failure to embrace systems automation.
5.0
Good work-life balance, career
Site Reliability Engineer • Current Employee
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
March 10, 2023
Pros: Great balance. Fully remote. Remote-first culture.
Cons: Sometimes I miss the office.
5.0
Great remote-first company
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
November 11, 2025
Pros: Good WFB, competitive pay, and remote.
Cons: Management is not that great.
- 3.0Good work-life balance, but the Engineering Organization mostly fails to drive essential changesSite Reliability Engineer • Current EmployeeAustin, Texas, United StatesApril 24, 2023Pros: - Good work-life balance. - "Unlimited" PTO is nice in theory, but it's really just an accounting gimmick to avoid payouts of accrued vacation time on employee exits. - Management seems to genuinely care about the well-being of individual contributors. - The CEO genuinely seems to care about the well-being of employees.Cons: - Very challenging collaborative environment. - Most work is OKR-based, and yet alignment justification is very weak. Top-down objectives seem poorly interpreted through the common "telephone game" signal degradation. - Very limited opportunities for grassroots contributions. - Failure to embrace systems automation.
- 5.0Good work-life balance, careerSite Reliability Engineer • Current EmployeeAmsterdam, North Holland, NetherlandsMarch 10, 2023Pros: Great balance. Fully remote. Remote-first culture.Cons: Sometimes I miss the office.
- 5.0Great remote-first companySenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeNovember 11, 2025Pros: Good WFB, competitive pay, and remote.Cons: Management is not that great.
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