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SRE interview at an e-commerce company
- Experience
- 5 yrs
- Rounds
- 3
- Process
- 4 weeks
- Interviewed
- Jun 2026
“Big Billion Days came up in every round: they want people who've handled real traffic spikes.”
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Round by round
- 1
Linux internals
60 min · Video callLoad average versus CPU, deleted files holding disk space, and file descriptor limits.
QUESTIONS ASKEDdf shows full but du doesn't. Why?Model answer →Load is 40 on 8 cores but CPU is idle. Explain.Model answer →WHAT WENT WELLlsof +L1 was exactly what they wanted. - 2
Round 2
The questions asked, what went well and what to do differently. Unlock with the pass or DevOps Park. - 3
Round 3
The questions asked, what went well and what to do differently. Unlock with the pass or DevOps Park.
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