PhonePe Site Reliability Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
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PhonePe
Site Reliability Engineer
Intern Average Neutral experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Take home Recruiter call Onsite Background check
Interview formats
Technical Coding System Design Behavioral
I had a three-round interview process. The first round was an assessment focusing on Linux networking and SQL. The second and third rounds were technical interviews. After that, I got into an internship where there was 5 weeks of training followed by a 7-week project. During the training, there were continuous assessments, and at the end of the 5 weeks, there was an interview to get into the project round. From the 25 interns, only 11 moved on to the full-time conversion; the rest didn't hear back.
Confirmed questions5 questions
- What are the basics of Linux?
- Can you explain Linux networking concepts?
- Do you have experience with database-related questions?
PhonePe
SRE Engineer
Mid Average Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Technical screen Recruiter call
Interview formats
Technical Technical Behavioral
First round was online and had some basic questions on commands and networks. Second round was a technical round with 2 interviewers, they asked intermediate level questions, I recommend studying from the website School of SRE for this round. Third round was HR round, they asked questions on my projects and internships and very basic questions on python, DBMS, OS and network protocols.
Confirmed questions7 questions
- What are some basic questions on commands and networks?
- Can you answer intermediate level questions on networks, OS, DBMS, and Python?
- Tell me about your projects and internships.
PhonePe
Site Reliability Engineer
Entry Average Positive experience Accept offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Technical screen Offer
Interview formats
Technical Coding Behavioral
I applied through On-Campus. There were 2 Technical rounds in the same meeting link, one after another within one hour. HR was connected in a WhatsApp group all the time and those who didn't clear round 1 were asked to drop by HR on Whatsapp. There was no HR round after the technical interviews. In the first round, the interviewer didn't turn on his camera, but I did mine. In the second round, the next interviewer turned on the camera and asked me to do the same.
Confirmed questions8 questions
- Can you tell me about your projects and why you chose to use technologies like NodeJs?
- Could you explain what MongoDB is?
- What are the differences between SQL and MongoDB?
PhonePe Site Reliability Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from PhonePe interview reports.
“What are the commands for task scheduling in Linux?”
Read reports →“What are the differences between SQL and MongoDB?”
Read reports →“Can you explain what the kernel is in an Operating System?”
Read reports →“How would you approach finding common words between two text files, file1.txt and file2.txt?”
Read reports →“Can you name the different layers of the OSI model?”
Read report →“Can you explain the OSI model and its function in computer networks?”
Read report →“Describe the steps you would take to migrate a database from one machine to another.”
Read report →“How do you maintain high availability within a distributed system?”
Read report →“What steps would you take to diagnose the underlying cause of unexpectedly high memory consumption?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 21 PhonePe interview reports.