Tencent Site Reliability Engineer Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 8 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Tencent.
Tencent
Site Reliability Engineer
Mid Average Positive experience Accept offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Technical screen Technical screen Recruiter call
Interview formats
Technical Coding
I went through the interview process in Nov 2025. It involved 2 technical rounds and 1 HR round. The whole thing lasted about 2 months. The interviewers were nice and asked stuff about troubleshooting Linux systems and some basic Kubernetes knowledge.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Can you describe your approach to troubleshooting Linux systems and list the most frequently used commands?
- Could you explain the different types of load balancing methods available in Kubernetes?
Tencent
Site Reliability Engineer Intern
Intern Difficult Neutral experience Accept offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Technical screen Technical screen Recruiter call
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
There were four rounds of interviews. The first and last interviews were with HR, and the second and third interviews were with the tech team. Before the first interview, I had to answer a lot of questions about my background.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you describe the CI/CD pipeline for a project listed on your resume?
Tencent
Senior Site Reliability Engineer
Senior Average Positive experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical
It was a two-part interview process. First, the interviewer asked me to introduce myself and discuss my experience with big data technologies like Flink, Hadoop, Spark, HDFS, and Kafka. Then, they asked about my reasons for changing jobs, how I manage on-call duties, to walk through my projects, and why I'm interested in this specific role.
Confirmed questions4 questions
- Why are you seeking a new opportunity?
- Describe your approach to managing on-call duties.
- Could you tell me about the projects you've worked on?
Tencent Site Reliability Engineer Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Tencent interview reports.
“Could you explain the different types of load balancing methods available in Kubernetes?”
Read reports →“What is your knowledge on floating IPs?”
Read reports →“Can you describe your approach to troubleshooting Linux systems and list the most frequently used commands?”
Read reports →“What are your thoughts on the future of this industry?”
Read reports →“Could you tell me about your knowledge on DB indexing?”
Read report →“Are you familiar with Big Data tools such as Apache?”
Read report →“How about your knowledge on K8s?”
Read report →“What activities do you engage in outside of your academic pursuits?”
Read report →“Can you discuss your knowledge on DR procedures?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 8 Tencent interview reports.