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Site Reliability Engineer Interview Experience - Canada

April 14, 2016

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

The first interview was a phone call arranged by the tech recruiter. The position was on the Site Reliability Engineering team.

The communication was a pleasant and overall positive experience. It included general questions about work history and verifying details, followed by a few initial technical screening questions.

Questions

How many IP addresses does a network have with a netmask of /21?

Questions about sorting algorithms and their efficiency. Which one is faster: merge sort or bubble sort? As well as Big O Notation.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Google Site Reliability Engineer role in Canada.

Success Rate

100%

Pass Rate

Google's interview process for their Site Reliability Engineer roles in Canada is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.

Experience Rating

Positive50%

Neutral50%

Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Site Reliability Engineer interview process in Canada.

Google Work Experiences

Work with the best, but don't expect a cohesive vision from the top

Site Reliability Engineer • Current Employee

Zürich, Switzerland

January 6, 2009

Pros: - Experience working at fantastic scale. - You work with the best tools for large-scale data analysis and web applications, period. - Great, fun people and good conversations. - A slightly chaotic, free-for-all feeling.

Cons: The software stack is entirely in-house and proprietary, so a lot of time is spent learning tools that won't be useful when you leave. The entitlement complex a few people have is embarrassing and scary. Slightly chaotic free-for-all feeling.

Work with the best, but don't expect a cohesive vision from the top

Site Reliability Engineer • Current Employee

Zürich, Switzerland

January 6, 2009

Pros: - Experience working at fantastic scale. - You work with the best tools for large-scale data analysis and web applications, period. - Great, fun people and good conversations. - A slightly chaotic, free-for-all feeling.

Cons: The software stack is entirely in-house and proprietary, so a lot of time is spent learning tools that won't be useful when you leave. The entitlement complex a few people have is embarrassing and scary. Slightly chaotic free-for-all feeling.

Calm Job, Less Teamwork

Site Reliability Engineer • Former Employee

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

August 21, 2020

Pros: Excellent environment for reducing stress

Cons: Not enough opportunities for collaboration.

Calm Job, Less Teamwork

Site Reliability Engineer • Former Employee

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

August 21, 2020

Pros: Excellent environment for reducing stress

Cons: Not enough opportunities for collaboration.

Really good perks

Site Reliability Engineer • Former Employee

Kirkland, Washington, United States

Pros: Pay, good work environment, and teammates.

Cons: Scale, competition, learning curve, ethical considerations.

Really good perks

Site Reliability Engineer • Former Employee

Kirkland, Washington, United States

Pros: Pay, good work environment, and teammates.

Cons: Scale, competition, learning curve, ethical considerations.

Work with the best, but don't expect a cohesive vision from the top

Site Reliability Engineer • Current Employee

Zürich, Switzerland

January 6, 2009

Pros: - Experience working at fantastic scale. - You work with the best tools for large-scale data analysis and web applications, period. - Great, fun people and good conversations. - A slightly chaotic, free-for-all feeling.

Cons: The software stack is entirely in-house and proprietary, so a lot of time is spent learning tools that won't be useful when you leave. The entitlement complex a few people have is embarrassing and scary. Slightly chaotic free-for-all feeling.

5.0
Work with the best, but don't expect a cohesive vision from the top
Site Reliability Engineer • Current Employee
Zürich, Switzerland
January 6, 2009
Pros: - Experience working at fantastic scale. - You work with the best tools for large-scale data analysis and web applications, period. - Great, fun people and good conversations. - A slightly chaotic, free-for-all feeling.
Cons: The software stack is entirely in-house and proprietary, so a lot of time is spent learning tools that won't be useful when you leave. The entitlement complex a few people have is embarrassing and scary. Slightly chaotic free-for-all feeling.

Calm Job, Less Teamwork

Site Reliability Engineer • Former Employee

Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

August 21, 2020

Pros: Excellent environment for reducing stress

Cons: Not enough opportunities for collaboration.

4.0
Calm Job, Less Teamwork
Site Reliability Engineer • Former Employee
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
August 21, 2020
Pros: Excellent environment for reducing stress
Cons: Not enough opportunities for collaboration.

Really good perks

Site Reliability Engineer • Former Employee

Kirkland, Washington, United States

Pros: Pay, good work environment, and teammates.

Cons: Scale, competition, learning curve, ethical considerations.

5.0
Really good perks
Site Reliability Engineer • Former Employee
Kirkland, Washington, United States
May 5, 2023
Pros: Pay, good work environment, and teammates.
Cons: Scale, competition, learning curve, ethical considerations.

Google Interview Questions

Two Sum

Find two numbers in a given array that add up to a specific target value, and return their indices. Essentially, you need to efficiently locate the pair that satisfies the sum requirement.

Palindrome Number

Determine whether an integer is a palindrome. That is, it reads the same forwards and backward.

Bit Manipulation

Add Two Numbers

You are given two linked lists, each representing a non-negative integer. Add the two numbers and return the sum as a linked list.

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