Senior Site Reliability Engineer Interview Experience - Des Moines, Iowa
Process
The initial intake was a phone screen with a recruiter.
This was followed by a technical screen with a member of the team for which the application was made.
The next phase was a half-day series of interviews, some of which were 1:1 and others included multiple interviewers.
This third phase included both technical and social components.
Finally, there was one further technical interview before an offer was made.
Questions
Reimplement a basic version of memcached put and get with proper use of the protocol and connection handling. Explain how it could be improved to make it more production-ready.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Reddit Senior Site Reliability Engineer role in Des Moines, Iowa.
Success Rate
Reddit's interview process for their Senior Site Reliability Engineer roles in Des Moines, Iowa is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Reddit's Senior Site Reliability Engineer interview process in Des Moines, Iowa.
Reddit Work Experiences
- 5.0Reddit Is Fun!Senior Data Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJune 29, 2023Pros: It was very fun to work at Reddit.Cons: Nothing negative to say about it.
- 4.0Very slow as a big companySenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeApril 14, 2024Pros: Great Environment Smart People Inclusive Decent BenefitsCons: Extremely slow. Lot of bureaucracy. Bad developer experience.
- 2.0Used to be goodStaff Machine Learning Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesApril 9, 2025Pros: Fully remote. Eng culture used to be good.Cons: Things change a lot after IPO. Random layoffs from time to time.
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