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Marketing Executive
Executive Easy Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen
Interview formats
Behavioral
The interview process was efficient overall, with timely communication from the recruitment team and clear information shared at each stage. That said, the overall experience was mixed. The initial recruiter call started approximately 10 minutes late. While acknowledged, it did not set the strongest first impression. During the hiring manager interview, I found the tone and style of communication to be somewhat unexpected. Certain remarks, including a comment suggesting that alcohol can play a role in supporting deal-making, felt out of place for a professional interview setting. As interviews are often a reflection of team culture and working style, this experience led me to reflect on overall fit. While the process itself was smooth, the interview left some questions around alignment with the environment and values I am seeking.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you share an instance where you made an error?
Nutanix
Intern
Intern Difficult Positive experience Accept offer 5 rounds
Interview process
Take home Technical screen Technical screen Onsite Recruiter call
Interview formats
Coding Technical System Design Behavioral
It was a 5-round process. The online assessment was DSA-focused with 3 questions and 90 minutes. Then there was a debug round where I had to fix a bugged LRU cache in 30 minutes using pen and paper. Interview 1 was DSA-focused with one hard problem, requiring full explanation of intuition, dry run, pseudocode, and complexity analysis, all done on pen and paper. Interview 2 was a system design round where I had to build a tracking app architecture from scratch, covering how it works, the database schema, auth, scaling, and networking protocols, plus some CS fundamentals and resume questions, also on pen and paper. The hiring manager round was friendly, with basic OS questions and personal questions.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Be well-prepared in DSA and able to solve completely unknown LeetCode hard problems within time limits, such as the binary tree cameras problem.
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Support Analytics Intern
Intern Average Positive experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen Technical screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
The interview process had three stages. First, a quick 5-10 minute call from a recruiter. Then, a 1-hour interview with the department manager. This involved basic background questions (major, university, interest in data analysis) and situational/abstract questions about how I'd approach work. I also got to ask questions. It ended with a brief personal chat. The second interview was about 30 minutes with a higher-up hiring manager. We revisited basic info and discussed how my Tableau experience could yield business insights. Again, I had a chance to ask questions.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- How would you present technical information to people who aren't technical?
- Suppose a data analysis finding contradicts what a superior expects; how would you communicate this to them?
Nutanix
Software Engineer
Entry Average Neutral experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite
Interview formats
Technical Behavioral
The interview at Nutanix had a mix of technical and personal questions. It started with an intro, then got into technical stuff like SQL Injection, network security tools (Nmap specifically), and different cyberattacks (like brute force). They also went over SQL basics – subqueries, primary keys, composite keys, and how to write a query for specific data. Then, they asked about IoT sensors, data handling, and general knowledge about cloud and security integration. It finished up with some HR-like questions, like family and how you approach security in the cloud.
Confirmed questions1 question
- In what places on a webpage could an attacker inject harmful code?
Nutanix Interview Questions
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Read reports →“What is bare metal in the context of virtualization, and what are its common use cases?”
Read report →“If two PCs on different subnets, connected by three switches and a router, need to talk for the first time, how many ARP packets are sent?”
Read report →“Given a binary tree where each edge is at a 45-degree angle, if someone were standing directly beneath it looking straight up, which nodes would they see, listed from left to right?”
Read report →“What distinguishes a switch from a router, and in which scenarios would each be preferred?”
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