Senior Site Reliability Engineer Interview Experience
December 1, 2014
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I was contacted by a recruiter through LinkedIn directly.
Had an initial interview gauging my interest in the position. The initial interview answered most of my basic questions and included a quick, short-answer section covering Linux/Unix and TCP networking concepts.
The second phone interview was a hands-on scripting interview. I was given a choice of scripting languages and was expected to write scripts to process various log file examples.
Questions
The most difficult question was the hands-on scripting interview. As a previous sysadmin, I am not experienced with such formats, and my knowledge of Python was not at the level that the position required.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 5 interview experiences for the LinkedIn Senior Site Reliability Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
LinkedIn's interview process for their Senior Site Reliability Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive80%
Neutral0%
Negative20%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for LinkedIn's Senior Site Reliability Engineer interview process in United States.
LinkedIn Work Experiences
5.0
Fantastic Place To Work
Senior Site Reliability Engineer • Current Employee
Mountain View, California, United States
November 9, 2020
Pros: - Dynamic and challenging environment
- Culture of inclusion and learning
- Strong focus on personal development
Cons: - Depending on the team, the on-call can be rough, but that is also the job.
4.0
Company with a Changing Culture
Senior Site Reliability Engineer • Former Employee
Sunnyvale, California, United States
August 8, 2025
Pros: Good Work/Life Balance
Management is Technologically Vetted
Global Scale Projects
Great Insurance
401k matching
Many Equity Opportunities
Cons: Many middle management layers exist, with differing opinions and communications for direction.
Layoffs are used as an unspoken motivator for productivity.
The management culture changed after the transition to Ryan Roslansky, in ways that permeated throughout the company. From a business perspective, the company is still doing well, but the employee experience shifted negatively.
The internal technology stack is very tailored to LinkedIn, which creates a need for more individual study should the need arise to shift outside the company.
4.0
Good work/life balance
Senior Site Reliability Engineer • Current Employee
Sunnyvale, California, United States
July 9, 2019
Pros: - Offers a really good balance between work and life.
- Offers a really good benefits package.
- Smart and friendly people to work with (good culture).
- Challenging problems if you are motivated to discover and work on them.
Cons: - Depending on the team, you could be positioned for more professional growth than others.
- Work can often be reactionary versus proactive, depending on the team.
- You can do little to no development or mostly development; again, depending on the team you are on. It's a pro or con based on what you would prefer.
- Growth potential is based on org/company impact. This is unfairly tied directly to a manager's ability to plan and defend funding of IC resources to work on impact-creating opportunities.
- 5.0Fantastic Place To WorkSenior Site Reliability Engineer • Current EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesNovember 9, 2020Pros: - Dynamic and challenging environment - Culture of inclusion and learning - Strong focus on personal developmentCons: - Depending on the team, the on-call can be rough, but that is also the job.
- 4.0Company with a Changing CultureSenior Site Reliability Engineer • Former EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesAugust 8, 2025Pros: Good Work/Life Balance Management is Technologically Vetted Global Scale Projects Great Insurance 401k matching Many Equity OpportunitiesCons: Many middle management layers exist, with differing opinions and communications for direction. Layoffs are used as an unspoken motivator for productivity. The management culture changed after the transition to Ryan Roslansky, in ways that permeated throughout the company. From a business perspective, the company is still doing well, but the employee experience shifted negatively. The internal technology stack is very tailored to LinkedIn, which creates a need for more individual study should the need arise to shift outside the company.
- 4.0Good work/life balanceSenior Site Reliability Engineer • Current EmployeeSunnyvale, California, United StatesJuly 9, 2019Pros: - Offers a really good balance between work and life. - Offers a really good benefits package. - Smart and friendly people to work with (good culture). - Challenging problems if you are motivated to discover and work on them.Cons: - Depending on the team, you could be positioned for more professional growth than others. - Work can often be reactionary versus proactive, depending on the team. - You can do little to no development or mostly development; again, depending on the team you are on. It's a pro or con based on what you would prefer. - Growth potential is based on org/company impact. This is unfairly tied directly to a manager's ability to plan and defend funding of IC resources to work on impact-creating opportunities.
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