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Patreon Site Reliability Engineer Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a Patreon Site Reliability Engineer interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated weekly.

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ExecutionStart here. 10 questions · ~80 min
Design CI/CD for MicroservicesMedium

Design a CI/CD pipeline for a microservices architecture, including release controls, rollback strategy, and delivery risk management.

pipeline designCI/CDmicroservicesPatreon
Write Effective Outage Post-MortemsEasy

Explain your approach to writing outage post-mortems that drive learning, accountability, and follow-through.

Trade-offsSuccess CriteriaRisk AssessmentPatreon
Kubernetes CLI Live FixMedium

Assesses hands-on Kubernetes debugging and ability to apply fixes in a controlled environment.

kubernetesDebuggingPatreon
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Coding3 questions · ~24 min
SRE Coding ChallengeMedium

Tests practical coding skills, refactoring ability, and time complexity reasoning.

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Automate Operational TasksMedium

Evaluates ability to build automation that improves reliability and reduces repetitive work.

efficiencyAutomationPatreon
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Security & Infrastructure10 questions · ~80 min
User vs Kernel SpaceMedium

Evaluates foundational OS knowledge relevant to performance and reliability engineering.

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Password Generator SecurityHard

Evaluates secure implementation details and ability to reason about security implications of generated passwords.

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Troubleshoot Linux High LoadMedium

Tests Linux performance diagnosis skills relevant to production reliability.

performancelinuxTroubleshootingPatreon
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Behavioral & Leadership10 questions · ~80 min
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