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What this posting asks for
Level: Mid level — The posting asks for 3+ years of experience.
Main responsibilities
- Build large-scale, fault-tolerant distributed software systems that can scale indefinitely (35% of time)
- Own, design, and develop cutting-edge solutions for Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) for on‑prem and major cloud platforms;
- Implement data management jobs for backup and recovery of virtual machines in virtualized enterprise infrastructure (Scala/Java);
- Design and implement admin-facing UIs and intuitive APIs that integrate with third-party and customer applications
- Perform code reviews focused on interface design, code quality, and testing strategies
- Solve challenging scalability and stability problems impacting delivery of high‑scale products in accordance with quality, velocity, and coding standards (25…
- Analyze defects to assess and prioritize fixes; work with customers and product to understand requirements and requested customizations before implementation
- Respond to critical problems in our Saas product offerings (20% of time)
- resolve issues in build and test infrastructure; create solutions with robust monitoring, metrics, and automation
- Partner closely with Rubrik product teams to understand customer requirements and ensure features are delivered effectively (20% of time)
Competencies an interviewer will look for
- Technical skill Core
In the posting: “Build large-scale, fault-tolerant distributed software systems that can scale indefinitely (35% of time)” · “Implement data management jobs for backup and recovery of virtual machines in virtualized enterprise infrastructure (Scala/Java);” · “Perform code reviews focused on interface design, code quality, and testing strategies”
Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off. - Customer focus Core
In the posting: “Design and implement admin-facing UIs and intuitive APIs that integrate with third-party and customer applications” · “work with customers and product to understand requirements and requested customizations before implementation” · “Partner closely with Rubrik product teams to understand customer requirements and ensure features are delivered effectively (20% of time)”
Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company. - Data and analysis Core
In the posting: “As the industry moves toward SaaS, data protection (backup and recovery) for these applications is critical.” · “You’ll tackle problems at a massive scale, such as efficiently protecting data for millions of users’ emails and documents, helping drive the next generation…” · “Implement data management jobs for backup and recovery of virtual machines in virtualized enterprise infrastructure (Scala/Java);”
Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it. - Attention to detail and quality Core
In the posting: “Perform code reviews focused on interface design, code quality, and testing strategies” · “Solve challenging scalability and stability problems impacting delivery of high‑scale products in accordance with quality, velocity, and coding standards (25…” · “Strong code review and testing practices”
Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used. - Problem solving Core
In the posting: “Solve challenging scalability and stability problems impacting delivery of high‑scale products in accordance with quality, velocity, and coding standards (25…” · “resolve issues in build and test infrastructure;”
Show it by: Describes a real problem, the options considered and the one chosen; Shows how the cause was found, not just the fix. - Planning and organisation Core
In the posting: “Analyze defects to assess and prioritize fixes;” · “Our Company: We are committed to building a merit-based organization that offers equal access to growth and success for all employees globally.”
Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how. - Communication Supporting
In the posting: “Collaborate with Product Management, UI, Documentation, and Support teams”
Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech. - Teamwork and collaboration Supporting
In the posting: “Collaborate with Product Management, UI, Documentation, and Support teams”
Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled. - Leadership and mentoring Supporting
In the posting: “Lead projects and mentor junior engineers”
Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them.
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Practice questions
- Tell me about yourself. Dedicated step-by-step practice.
- If an interviewer asks something improper How to respond to questions about age, family, origin or health.
- Built from this posting (8):
- Walk me through a piece of work where you used your strongest technical skill. What exactly did you do? From this posting
- Describe a time you went out of your way to solve a customer's problem. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you used data or numbers to make a decision. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you caught an error before it reached a customer or a report. From this posting
- How have you used salesforce in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
- Tell me about a problem you solved using microsoft office. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you had to explain something complex to someone outside your field. From this posting
- Describe a time you worked with another team to deliver something. What was your part? From this posting
- This posting reads as Software engineering: its questions come first.
- Walk me through a feature you built from start to finish. What tools and languages did you use? Software engineering
- Tell me about the hardest bug you have tracked down. How did you find the cause? Software engineering
- Describe a technical design decision you made and the trade-off behind it. Software engineering
- Tell me about a time you disagreed with a teammate in a code review. Software engineering
- Production is down and you are the first engineer to notice. What do you do in the first 30 minutes? Software engineering
- How do you decide what to test before you ship a change? Software engineering
- Tell me about a time you helped a less experienced engineer get unstuck. Software engineering
- Your estimate for a feature turns out to be badly wrong halfway through. What do you do? Software engineering
- How do you keep your pipeline organised?
- Describe a time you handled an upset customer or colleague.
- Tell me about a time you had several deadlines at once. How did you decide what to do first?
- Give an example of a mistake you caught before it caused a problem.
- Tell me about a time you taught someone how to do something.
- Describe a time you took the lead without being asked.
- Tell me about a time you had to explain something complicated in simple terms.
- Describe a process you improved.
- Do you have any questions for us?
- Why do you want to work here?
- Why is there a gap in your employment? Difficult question
- Why did you leave your last job? Difficult question
- Why are you changing careers? Difficult question
- What is your greatest weakness? Difficult question
- What are your salary expectations? Difficult question
- You seem overqualified for this role. Why do you want it? Difficult question
- Improper-question practice: How old are you? / Do you have children? / Where are you from originally?
- A customer is angry about a delay you did not cause. What do you do?
- How do you keep track of many open customer requests?
- Tell me about a time you could not give a customer what they wanted.
- You find that the inventory count does not match the system. What do you do?
- Tell me about a time a shipment or delivery went wrong.
- How do you make sure safety rules are followed on a busy shift?
- Two managers ask you to book the same room at the same time. What do you do?
- How have you used spreadsheets in your work?
- Tell me about a time you had to enter or check a lot of data accurately.
- Tell me about a sale or agreement you are proud of.
- A prospect says your price is too high. How do you respond?
- Tell me about a technical problem you solved on your own.
- You find a bug right before a release. What do you do?
- Walk me through how you would check whether a report's numbers are right.

