239 interview questions for Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) (2025)

Easy

35 votes1889 runs1 comment

Write a Python function that returns the factorial of a number.

Back-end developer

recursion

Vincent Cotroat Mar 28, 2023

Hard

21 votes2268 runs0 comment

Write a Python function that prints the elements of a list.

Back-end developer

list

for loop

Anonymous authorat Mar 28, 2022

Medium

12 votes2059 runs0 comment

Use the zip() function to iterate over two lists in parallel.

Back-end developer

list

zip

Anonymous authorat Mar 28, 2022

Medium

10 votes2307 runs0 comment

Start a HTTP server from the CLI with python

Back-end developer

cli

http

Anonymous authorat Jan 23, 2023

Easy

10 votes2036 runs0 comment

What type is `function_a` in the following code ?

Back-end developer

functions

decorators

Anonymous authorat Mar 28, 2022

Easy

9 votes899 runs0 comment

What is recursion?

IT Architect

recursion

Kahinaat Sep 19, 2022

Hard

8 votes2216 runs

2 comments

Why is the output of the following code undefined? ``` def f(n): return n + 1 f(n) ```

Back-end developer

python

scope

Antoine Brennerat Dec 2, 2021

Hard

8 votes973 runs0 comment

What is special about quick sort?

IT Architect

sorting

algorithm

Kahinaat Sep 19, 2022

Expert

7 votes1915 runs0 comment

Find the word 'lazy' in a sentence using Python

Back-end developer

regex

python

Anonymous authorat Mar 28, 2022

Easy

7 votes1072 runs0 comment

List running processes.

DevOps

linux

processes

Kevin Lefevreat Sep 19, 2022

Hard

7 votes1056 runs1 comment

Configure the /etc/resolv.conf file to use the following nameservers: 10.1.1.1, 10.2.2.2, 10.3.3.3.

DevOps

linux

resolver

Kevin Lefevreat Jan 2, 2024

Easy

7 votes818 runs0 comment

What type of structure are the results of a recursive function stored in?

IT Architect

recursion

stack

Kahinaat Sep 19, 2022

Medium

6 votes1931 runs0 comment

What do `a^b`, `a|b` and `a-b` respectively represent in Python ?

Back-end developer

sets

union

difference

Anonymous authorat Mar 28, 2022

Hard

6 votes1101 runs1 comment

How to create a snapshot of a logical volume in Linux

DevOps

logical volume

snapshot

Kevin Lefevreat Nov 27, 2021

Hard

6 votes793 runs0 comment

What does the While loop do?

IT Architect

array

loop

Adrienat Sep 5, 2022

Hard

5 votes2217 runs0 comment

In Python, what is the output of the following code? `valueA = 10; valueB = 10; valueA is valueB`

Back-end developer

python

boolean

Antoine Brennerat Dec 2, 2021

Hard

5 votes2215 runs

2 comments

Write a Python program to open a file in binary mode and write a string to it.

Back-end developer

python

file

binary

Antoine Brennerat Dec 2, 2021

Hard

5 votes2212 runs0 comment

What is the output of the following code? ``` import asyncio async def read_data(): with open('data.txt', 'r') as f: data = f.read() return data async def main(): data = await read_data() print(data) if name == 'main': asyncio.run(main()) ```

Back-end developer

coroutines

event loop

Antoine Brennerat Dec 2, 2021

Hard

5 votes2047 runs0 comment

What is the difference between the `repr()` and `str()` methods in Python?

Back-end developer

methods

python

Anonymous authorat Mar 28, 2022

Hard

5 votes1313 runs0 comment

In Python, which of the following statements are true about the keyword 'with':

Back-end developer

python

with

Anonymous authorat Dec 31, 2021

239 interview questionsfor Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) (2025)

Test your technical skills before an interview of Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with 239 corrected questions. Beginner, Intermediate or Expert level.

Write a Python function that returns the factorial of a number.

Write a Python function that prints the elements of a list.

Use the zip() function to iterate over two lists in parallel.

Start a HTTP server from the CLI with python

What type is `function_a` in the following code ?

What is recursion?

Why is the output of the following code undefined? ``` def f(n): return n + 1 f(n) ```

What is special about quick sort?

Find the word 'lazy' in a sentence using Python

List running processes.

Configure the /etc/resolv.conf file to use the following nameservers: 10.1.1.1, 10.2.2.2, 10.3.3.3.

What type of structure are the results of a recursive function stored in?

What do `a^b`, `a|b` and `a-b` respectively represent in Python ?

How to create a snapshot of a logical volume in Linux

What does the While loop do?

In Python, what is the output of the following code? `valueA = 10; valueB = 10; valueA is valueB`

Write a Python program to open a file in binary mode and write a string to it.

What is the output of the following code? ``` import asyncio async def read_data(): with open('data.txt', 'r') as f: data = f.read() return data async def main(): data = await read_data() print(data) if name == 'main': asyncio.run(main()) ```

What is the difference between the `repr()` and `str()` methods in Python?

In Python, which of the following statements are true about the keyword 'with':

239 interview questionsfor Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) (2025)

Test your technical skills before an interview of Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) with 239 corrected questions. Beginner, Intermediate or Expert level.

Write a Python function that returns the factorial of a number.

Write a Python function that prints the elements of a list.

Use the zip() function to iterate over two lists in parallel.

Start a HTTP server from the CLI with python

What type is `function_a` in the following code ?

What is recursion?

Why is the output of the following code undefined? ``` def f(n): return n + 1 f(n) ```

What is special about quick sort?

Find the word 'lazy' in a sentence using Python

List running processes.

Configure the /etc/resolv.conf file to use the following nameservers: 10.1.1.1, 10.2.2.2, 10.3.3.3.

What type of structure are the results of a recursive function stored in?

What do `a^b`, `a|b` and `a-b` respectively represent in Python ?

How to create a snapshot of a logical volume in Linux

What does the While loop do?

In Python, what is the output of the following code? `valueA = 10; valueB = 10; valueA is valueB`

Write a Python program to open a file in binary mode and write a string to it.

What is the output of the following code? ``` import asyncio async def read_data(): with open('data.txt', 'r') as f: data = f.read() return data async def main(): data = await read_data() print(data) if __name__ == '__main__': asyncio.run(main()) ```

What is the difference between the `__repr__()` and `__str__()` methods in Python?

In Python, which of the following statements are true about the keyword 'with':

What is the output of the following code? ``` import asyncio async def read_data(): with open('data.txt', 'r') as f: data = f.read() return data async def main(): data = await read_data() print(data) if name == 'main': asyncio.run(main()) ```

What is the difference between the `repr()` and `str()` methods in Python?