Site Reliability Engineer Interview Experience - Portland, Oregon
Process
Early in the process, I had phone screens with the recruiter and hiring manager. The on-site interview consisted of several one-on-one sessions with various employees. Each session was 30-45 minutes, and with an hour for lunch, the entire day on-site was about 5 hours.
Questions
Most of the questions were about my experience with various technologies, tools, and protocols.
My favorite session was an exercise in building a scalable application that performed rudimentary network monitoring.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the New Relic Site Reliability Engineer role in Portland, Oregon.
Success Rate
New Relic's interview process for their Site Reliability Engineer roles in Portland, Oregon is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for New Relic's Site Reliability Engineer interview process in Portland, Oregon.
New Relic Work Experiences
- 4.0Site Reliability Engineer at New RelicSite Reliability Engineer • Former EmployeePortland, ORNovember 26, 2024Pros: Good pay, good benefits, and smart people.Cons: It seems like the company is moving more of their engineering offshore and they have very frequent layoffs.
- 4.0Good company, but management changes oftenSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluruOctober 7, 2026Pros: Overall, a good company to work for.Cons: Management and roadmap changes frequently.
- 1.0Mental breakdown butSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeHyderābādFebruary 2, 2026Pros: A strong global brand name that adds credibility to your profile. Free snacks.Cons: 1. Too much time spent on alignment rather than building. 2. Office politics exists at multiple levels, which affects transparency and decision-making. 3. Work is driven more by showcasing progress than by building truly valuable or innovative products.
