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SRE Manager Interview Experience - Zürich, Switzerland

April 1, 2021

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Process

The interview process included:

Two coding interviews
One system design interview
One troubleshooting simulation
Several managerial/soft skill assessments

I received great support from the company. I enjoyed all the interview steps and conversations. All the interviewers were prepared and made me feel comfortable.

Questions

Cannot disclose interview questions.

But many of them are part of the usual products you can find on the web to prepare for the interview.

Advice: Prepare for the interview. Take your time during the process; it is fine to postpone the interview to be more prepared.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Google SRE Manager role in Zürich, Zurich.

Success Rate

0%

Pass Rate

Google's interview process for their SRE Manager roles in Zürich, Zurich is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive100%

Neutral0%

Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Google's SRE Manager interview process in Zürich, Zurich.

Google Work Experiences

Excellence became arrogance

SRE Manager • Former Employee

San Jose, California, United States

Pros: Smart coworkers, good benefits, and (originally) a strong goal to change the world for the better.

Cons: Hired too many senior leaders with questionable moral compasses, ignored the fact that their technical lead in many areas was rapidly declining, became arrogant in their success, and refused to acknowledge that the exodus of many mid-level leaders indicated a big problem.

Excellence became arrogance

SRE Manager • Former Employee

San Jose, California, United States

Pros: Smart coworkers, good benefits, and (originally) a strong goal to change the world for the better.

Cons: Hired too many senior leaders with questionable moral compasses, ignored the fact that their technical lead in many areas was rapidly declining, became arrogant in their success, and refused to acknowledge that the exodus of many mid-level leaders indicated a big problem.

Culture seriously deteriorated

SRE Manager • Former Employee

October 4, 2024

Pros: Still pays well, tries to be good in some areas. Great internal tools and infrastructure.

Cons: Uninspired middle management, high bureaucracy, deteriorating culture.

Culture seriously deteriorated

SRE Manager • Former Employee

October 4, 2024

Pros: Still pays well, tries to be good in some areas. Great internal tools and infrastructure.

Cons: Uninspired middle management, high bureaucracy, deteriorating culture.

Best place to work

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland

Pros: Salary, benefits, work environment, management.

Cons: Can't think of any disadvantage.

Best place to work

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland

Pros: Salary, benefits, work environment, management.

Cons: Can't think of any disadvantage.

Excellence became arrogance

SRE Manager • Former Employee

San Jose, California, United States

Pros: Smart coworkers, good benefits, and (originally) a strong goal to change the world for the better.

Cons: Hired too many senior leaders with questionable moral compasses, ignored the fact that their technical lead in many areas was rapidly declining, became arrogant in their success, and refused to acknowledge that the exodus of many mid-level leaders indicated a big problem.

3.0
Excellence became arrogance
SRE Manager • Former Employee
San Jose, California, United States
August 6, 2021
Pros: Smart coworkers, good benefits, and (originally) a strong goal to change the world for the better.
Cons: Hired too many senior leaders with questionable moral compasses, ignored the fact that their technical lead in many areas was rapidly declining, became arrogant in their success, and refused to acknowledge that the exodus of many mid-level leaders indicated a big problem.

Culture seriously deteriorated

SRE Manager • Former Employee

October 4, 2024

Pros: Still pays well, tries to be good in some areas. Great internal tools and infrastructure.

Cons: Uninspired middle management, high bureaucracy, deteriorating culture.

3.0
Culture seriously deteriorated
SRE Manager • Former Employee
October 4, 2024
Pros: Still pays well, tries to be good in some areas. Great internal tools and infrastructure.
Cons: Uninspired middle management, high bureaucracy, deteriorating culture.

Best place to work

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland

Pros: Salary, benefits, work environment, management.

Cons: Can't think of any disadvantage.

5.0
Best place to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
March 27, 2021
Pros: Salary, benefits, work environment, management.
Cons: Can't think of any disadvantage.

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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