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HW Operations Engineer Interview Experience - Brussels

December 1, 2016
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Process

1 screening recruitment agent has some 10 questions about OS and Hardware commands.

  1. 45-minute Hangout interview about basic questions such as:
    • What is a hard link?
    • What is a soft link?
    • Scenario: A person cannot access the internet when traveling from one office to another.
    • Binaries
    • Filesystems under root

Questions

  1. What are file systems under root?

What is an inode, and what is it used for?

Explain the difference between a hard link and a soft link.

Scenario: A person cannot access the internet when they first arrive at another location in their office.

How would you troubleshoot this issue?

Why are you leaving your current job?

What are binaries, and where are they located on a Linux server?

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Google's interview process for their HW Operations Engineer roles in Brussels is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

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