Looking for Interview Tips for a Site Reliability Engineering Internship

Be prepared for questions like ‘how would you fix this problem?’ during the interview. They're looking to gauge your reasoning process rather than just your ability to give the right response. If you can share some interesting automation ideas, that could give you extra points!

It’s somewhat rare to find SRE intern positions. Typically, SRE or DevOps roles are filled by individuals who have previous experience in other tech jobs, such as sysadmin or software development. I’m really curious about the specific questions they’ll ask you to see if it's genuinely an intern role or if they're just looking for someone with a lot of experience who’s willing to work for less.

One key piece of advice: practice explaining your Kubernetes configurations, especially if they aren't working as expected. Make sure to avoid saying ‘it works on my machine’—be ready to clearly articulate the issues you're facing.