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Site Reliability Engineer Interview Experience

March 6, 2014
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The interview process began with an initial phone screen, followed by a technical Q&A phone screen, and a coding phone screen.

After that, there was an on-site interview with several people. This interview encompassed a wide range of topics, including:

  • Linux internals
  • Web architectures
  • Troubleshooting
  • Hands-on diagnostics
  • Soft skills

The whole process was very well organized and very transparent.

Questions

Linux kernel internals got pretty in-depth, as did questions about system architecture for high-performance websites.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 46 interview experiences for the LinkedIn Site Reliability Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

17%
Pass Rate

LinkedIn's interview process for their Site Reliability Engineer roles in the United States is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive70%
Neutral11%
Negative20%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for LinkedIn's Site Reliability Engineer interview process in United States.

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