Site Reliability Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
Process
The interview process is very disorganized. Be prepared to have to shepherd it along yourself with follow-up phone calls to ensure phone screens and whatnot actually take place.
The on-site interview was actually pretty fun. Be sure you know your UNIX internals down cold.
I'm actually surprised I wasn't offered the job; the interviews went fairly well. I suspect I was probably torpedoed in committee. I've been told that hiring decisions are made by arbitrarily chosen (volunteer-driven) committees where applicants are regularly torpedoed for silly reasons or nitpicks on the part of one person on the committee.
Questions
What happens when I type "ps" into a UNIX prompt?
How does RAID work?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 7 interview experiences for the Google Site Reliability Engineer role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
Google's interview process for their Site Reliability Engineer roles in New York, New York is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's Site Reliability Engineer interview process in New York, New York.
Google Work Experiences
- 5.0Google SRE reviewSite Reliability Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesAugust 22, 2020Pros: Great company to work for. Looks after its employees.Cons: The complexity of the job can be intimidating.
- 5.0The best companySite Reliability Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesSeptember 22, 2013Pros: This is a company that really cares about its employees. Starting from the interview process, everything was incredible. As an intern, I had a lot of freedom with my projects. I got to do something on my own that turned out to have a big impact on the company. The people are amazing and very knowledgeable. Whenever I had questions, they were willing to spend time with me and suggest things that could be improved.Cons: For an intern, the learning curve is very steep. For a regular employee, it takes about 6 months before they are productive. Maybe improved training for interns.
- 5.0Google SRE NYCSite Reliability Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesDecember 28, 2023Pros: Challenging position. Rewarding career. Great career opportunity. Top-tier benefits. Brilliant and helpful coworkers.Cons: Quarterly performance reviews focus on two-dimensional impact, which can make the success motive rewarding for transient successes. I.E., projects are sometimes spooled up for performance impact and then discarded after promotions are received.
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