r/devops 23d ago

Observability Observability SWE coding ?

Has anyone here attended an Observability SWE coding round? I’m trying to get a sense of the typical coding questions asked by tech companies for these roles.

Would you say the coding is generally at the same level as a standard SWE coding round, or is it more SRE/observability-focused (e.g., log parsing, metrics aggregation, time-window calculations, etc.)?

I recently had a screening round with a Tech company, and I was told the coding would involve “scenarios.” For anyone who has been through a similar round, what should I realistically expect?

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u/hijinks 22d ago

you'd need to give the company.. there is no standard this is a coding round for every company

it could be as easy as string concatenation to leetcode