Nutanix Test Automation Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
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and how the experience turned out.
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Nutanix
Software Engineer in Test
Mid Difficult Positive experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Technical screen Panel Background check
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral
So, I interviewed at Nutanix for a Member of Technical Staff role, focusing on QA Automation in Bangalore. The whole thing was pretty structured, covering automation, Python, test strategies, virtualization, and how QA and dev teams work together. I didn't make it past the Managerial Round, but it was a good learning experience overall. The first technical round dove deep into test automation, Selenium, Python basics, and problem-solving. We talked about fixtures, HTTP stuff, Selenium locators and waits, Python list vs. tuple, PyTest xfail, and some coding problems like finding unique elements or the longest substring. Also covered Git and basic networking like TCP/UDP. The second tech round was more about testing methodologies – integration testing, unit testing, test strategy, test scope, test beds, code coverage, and bug reporting. There were more coding tasks, like finding the second largest number and pairs that sum to 8, and writing test cases for them. The managerial round got more conceptual, talking about bare metal in virtualization, different testing types, VMs, IPMI, how QA and devs collaborate, analyzing logs, and even a soda machine scenario. We also discussed my past projects. Even though I didn't move on, it was insightful and challenging. The interviewers were knowledgeable and gave good feedback. It gave me a clear picture of what they expect. My advice for future candidates is to really nail Python, automation frameworks like Selenium and PyTest, core testing concepts, virtualization, and debugging skills. It was a moderate to hard difficulty, a great experience, and the process was transparent.
Confirmed questions8 questions
- Can you explain fixtures in automation testing, including their importance, benefits, and how they are implemented in various frameworks?
- Could you explain the common HTTP methods and their corresponding response codes?
- What are the different locators used in Selenium/Robot Framework, and how do you handle page navigation?
Nutanix
Software Development Engineer in Test
Entry Difficult Negative experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Onsite Background check Offer
Interview formats
Technical Coding
I wanted to share how great my interview with Nutanix was. Everything was super professional, polite, and quick, from the start to the very end. The people interviewing me really knew their stuff, asked smart questions, and seemed genuinely interested in what I've done and what I can do. It was really impressive.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Regarding Python classes, if there's a static variable and 10 objects are instantiated, what's the count of static variable instances produced?
Nutanix
Software Development Engineer in Test
Intern Average Neutral experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Coding
I applied through my university and Nutanix responded really quickly. The first step was a phone interview with a technical recruiter where we talked about my projects and experiences, mostly non-technical stuff. After that, I had a technical phone interview where they asked me about StringBuilder & StringBuffer and to write code for converting an array of strings into a dictionary.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Could you share some vi editor shortcuts, such as the one for undoing an action?
- What are some vi editor shortcuts, like the shortcut to undo?
Nutanix Test Automation Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Nutanix interview reports.
“Write a Python function to count the occurrences of each character in a string.”
Read reports →“What is the longest common prefix among a list of strings?”
Read reports →“Regarding Python classes, if there's a static variable and 10 objects are instantiated, what's the count of static variable instances produced?”
Read reports →“How would you find the longest substring in a given piece of text using Python?”
Read reports →“What is the algorithm to find the longest substring without repeating characters?”
Read report →“Write and test a function that converts an integer like 543 into a string '500+40+3'.”
Read report →“What is the difference between explicit and implicit waits in Selenium/Robot Framework?”
Read report →“What are some vi editor shortcuts, like the shortcut to undo?”
Read report →“How do you calculate the sum of values when the elements are stored as strings?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
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