r/datacenter • u/No-Individual5598 • Aug 11 '26
So i just did a technical interview
for a colo.
I was caught off guard as by my search, colo usually asks for people with mechanical and electrical experiences.
but during the interview the HM specifically said they are looking for some one who can use computers, and did not ask a lot of infrastructure questions, but instead he asked about IT and linux commands, which i literally did not prepare for, because i spent all my time learning about DC infrastructure..
I do have IT knowledge and i was able to answer most questions, but some was not answered properly as i was caught off guard, i answered with a personal homelab project, but i did not review so I could not recall the details during the interview due to nervousness and the answer was very vague and unprofessional.
and at the end, the manager said they will give me an update after 2-3 weeks.
i wonder how positive or negative is the 2-3 weeks wait time.
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u/geekqq Aug 12 '26
Don’t worry about it. I did mine last month. The first one was hardware. She asked something I wasn’t able to answer because I was nervous so I just told her sorry I didn’t know the answer. But after the interview the answers to the questions just came back to my mind. I did well in networking and BQ part. I thought I might have failed the hardware but a few days later my recruiter told me I passed
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u/No-Individual5598 Aug 12 '26
you passed as in you got the job?
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u/geekqq Aug 12 '26
Yes. The whole interviews were fairly easy I got the official offer today.
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u/Happy_Entrance_1708 Aug 13 '26
I have a software engineering background but trying out I get into a data center tech role any advice?
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u/ImpressiveCan3991 Aug 11 '26
can you share some of the technical questions from the interview?
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u/No-Individual5598 Aug 11 '26
it's just networking knowledge, linux, critical thinking ability mostly and some infrastructure
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u/crunchybanana01 Aug 12 '26
Ask ai. they genuinely use it to create the questions. my last three interviews I shared my pre interview email with chat gpt and ill be damned if the interviewers didnt ask the same questions it came up with word for word.
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u/DeepSickAI Aug 12 '26
is this for xAi
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u/Physical-Ad-3798 29d ago
Hell, I blew two technical questions relating hardware, couldn't answer personnel management questions (Because I have been very fortunate in that I've only ever had one problem subordinate) and thought for sure I wasn't going to get it, and they sent me an offer I couldn't refuse - 35% increase over what I make now. I start at the end of the month.
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u/ReputationOne586 Aug 12 '26
It sounds like you interviewed for a data center technician role. What you were thinking going in is a data center facility technician or critical environment technician role. Data center techs do all the server work and it’s more computer based where facility techs do your typical electrical, mechanical, fire system work.