Nutanix Software Engineer interview experience

The questions focused on networking, operating systems, cloud, virtualization, and hardware. A big part of the discussion was also explaining why I wanted to pursue an SRE role instead of a development or analyst path.

They expected comfort with Linux commands and a solid understanding of how the internet works, including how data packets travel using the OSI model. The depth of the topic coverage made it feel like it wasn’t just checking buzzwords.

I didn’t receive an offer, but the process was at least coherent in what it tested. I left feeling like the gap, if any, was about conceptual