Nutanix Software Engineer interview questions and process

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  • 0 status reports in the last 7 days
  • Not enough data yet: median from final interview to a decision shows at 5+ people
  • Latest movement: 1 rejection reported since Sep 18

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Candidates rate the Nutanix Software Engineer interview Medium-Hard: Reports show LeetCode medium to hard DSA, a design round (HLD, sometimes LLD) and deep project questions, and one MTS-3 candidate was rejected on low-level design despite good algorithm scores. Reports describe 5 rounds, from Online assessment (HackerRank, mainly for junior roles) to Hiring manager round.

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Nutanix Software Engineer interview rounds

  1. Online assessment (HackerRank, mainly for junior roles): A 2-hour HackerRank test with two questions, one easy and one medium, based on heap and DFS. One MTS-1 candidate reported this before the on-site.
  2. Round 1: DSA plus project/team-fit discussion
  3. Round 2: Coding or debugging round
  4. Round 3: High-level design (HLD), with LLD in some loops
  5. Hiring manager round

Questions reported in Nutanix Software Engineer interviews

  1. Given a tree, multiply the value in each node with its inverted level order and return the sum of all these values.
  2. Suggested a basic DFS approach where I would store each element of the same level in?
  3. Given a tree, multiply the value in each node with its inverted level order and return the sum of all these values (then optimize space).
  4. Design a variant of an LRU cache split into two parts: untouched data and data touched at least once. Decide cache sizes and replacement policy.
  5. Minimum cost of connecting ropes (standard heap problem).
  6. Given a matrix of 0s and 1s, find the shortest distance between any two 1s (multisource BFS).

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Nutanix Software Engineer interview: quick answers

How many rounds are in the Nutanix Software Engineer interview?

Public reports describe 5 rounds for the Nutanix Software Engineer interview: (1) Online assessment, (2) Round 1: DSA plus project/team-fit discussion, (3) Round 2: Coding or debugging round, (4) Round 3: High-level design, with LLD in some loops, (5) Hiring manager round.

Is the Nutanix interview difficult?

Public reports put the Nutanix Software Engineer interview at Medium-Hard difficulty. Reports show LeetCode medium to hard DSA, a design round (HLD, sometimes LLD) and deep project questions, and one MTS-3 candidate was rejected on low-level design despite good algorithm scores.

Does Nutanix ask DSA?

Yes. Rounds that involve coding: Round 1: DSA plus project/team-fit discussion, Round 2: Coding or debugging round. Reported coding questions include "Minimum cost of connecting ropes (standard heap problem)". Referral-friendly, DSA-heavy loops mixed with deep resume and project questioning, plus design rounds that test both HLD and LLD.

Sources

Based on 14 public reports: YouTube (7), LeetCode Discuss (6), Glassdoor (1), last updated Oct 2026.

Compiled by Adarsh Sharma from public candidate reports. Unofficial guide: PortLume AI is not affiliated with Nutanix.

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