Site Reliability Engineer Interview Questions

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How to update database column in middle of a production. How to run database migration How to debug production code when there is any issue. Any experience in Java/Typescript How to upgrade kubernetes cluster from 1.21 to 1.28 How to give developers access to the database.
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Site Reliability Engineer

Interviewed at Stitch (South Africa)

3.3
May 30, 2024

How to update database column in middle of a production. How to run database migration How to debug production code when there is any issue. Any experience in Java/Typescript How to upgrade kubernetes cluster from 1.21 to 1.28 How to give developers access to the database.

They asked me a bunch of system design and program language related questions. I was a little shocked they asked me all those for an SRE position (maybe because I have backend dev experience). This will vary depending on position/past experience.
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Site Reliability Engineer

Interviewed at GM Financial

3.8
Dec 30, 2025

They asked me a bunch of system design and program language related questions. I was a little shocked they asked me all those for an SRE position (maybe because I have backend dev experience). This will vary depending on position/past experience.

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