This guide draws on 1 first-hand interview account from Hacker News. Candidates describe about 3 rounds on average, most often a hiring manager interview, technical interviews and a presentation.
All of them were posted under a forum handle, so we could not verify the authors’ identities.
Experienced. 3 rounds. Shared by 4k1l on hn, 2023-06-02
1Hiring manager interviewHiring managerTechnical manager explained the role and asked how past problems were solved.Covered: Kubernetes day-2 operations, Past technical problems
2Technical interviewTechnicalWrite a Terraform module for AWS and discuss Kubernetes topics.Covered: Terraform, AWS, Kubernetes
3Panel presentationPresentationPresent a technical topic to a mixed panel, then answer policy-engine and pre-sales style questions.Covered: Kubernetes admission controllers, Policy engines, Business value
VMware interviews: FAQ
What is the interview process like at VMware?
This guide draws on 1 first-hand interview account from Hacker News. Candidates describe about 3 rounds on average, most often a hiring manager interview, technical interviews and a presentation.
What topics does VMware test in interviews?
Commonly reported topics include Kubernetes day-2 operations, Past technical problems, Terraform, AWS, Kubernetes, Kubernetes admission controllers.
These guides summarize public, first-hand interview experiences shared by candidates. They describe the shape of each loop and the topics that came up, not a leaked question bank, and every experience links back to its original source. Processes change often. Treat this as directional prep, not a script.