Interview Advice – Hiring and Being Hired
Hiring in general is always troublesome. From a candidate’s viewpoint, it’s a struggle to bring your knowledge, skill set, and drive to get work done into the full view of the hiring team. On the hiring team side, we know the job of a rockstar SRE sometimes involves holding on with two hands as the world swirls around us in outages and team interactions – not always pretty in nature. Connecting from either side can be immediately great or immediately blah.
As we go through this chapter, we won’t just talk about the questions you’re likely to be asked and dive into the meaning of those questions, as not all are clear in intent. We will bring the ideals of what a rockstar SRE does into the fold of interviewing, discussion outages, and experience. We will also look to understand what the team needs and what is needed from you.
From a hiring manager’s perspective, you’ll enjoy a fresh...