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# Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) Interview Preparation Guide
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This repository is an attempt to consolidate useful resources for Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) interview preparation.
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## Basics
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* [What happens when you type google.com into your browser's address box and press enter?](https://github.com/alex/what-happens-when)
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* [What happens when you type in ‘www.cnn.com’ in your browser?](https://syedali.net/2013/08/18/what-happens-when-you-type-in-www-cnn-com-in-your-browser)
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## Linux
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### Boot Process
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* [An introduction to the Linux boot and startup processes](https://opensource.com/article/17/2/linux-boot-and-startup)
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* [What happens when we turn on computer?](https://www.cdn.geeksforgeeks.org/what-happens-when-we-turn-on-computer)
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* [What happens when we turn on computer?](https://leetcode.com/discuss/interview-question/125107/What-happens-when-we-turn-on-computer)
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### Filesystems
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* [Understanding Inodes](https://syedali.net/2015/02/08/understanding-inodes)
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* [Understand UNIX / Linux Inodes Basics with Examples](https://www.thegeekstuff.com/2012/01/linux-inodes)
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* [Understanding proc filesystem](https://syedali.net/2013/08/20/understanding-proc-filesystem)
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* [Common Mount Options](https://syedali.net/2015/01/06/common-mount-options)
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* [Which Linux File System Should You Use?](https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/33552/htg-explains-which-linux-file-system-should-you-choose)
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* [Understanding Linux filesystems: ext4 and beyond](https://opensource.com/article/18/4/ext4-filesystem)
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* [What is the difference between Linux filesystems ext2, ext3, ext4, and ext5?](https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-Linux-filesystems-ext2-ext3-ext4-and-ext5)
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### Kernel
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* [Linux Kernel Process Management](http://learnlinuxconcepts.blogspot.com/2014/03/process-management.html)
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* [Linux Kernel Memory Management](http://learnlinuxconcepts.blogspot.com/2014/02/linux-memory-management.html)
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* [Linux Kernel System Calls](http://learnlinuxconcepts.blogspot.com/2014/02/system-calls.html)
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### Troubleshooting
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* [Linux troubleshooting tools](https://syedali.net/2013/08/20/linux-troubleshooting-tools)
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* [Linux Performance Analysis in 60,000 Milliseconds](https://medium.com/netflix-techblog/linux-performance-analysis-in-60-000-milliseconds-accc10403c55)
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## Networking
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* [Introduction to modern network load balancing and proxying](https://blog.envoyproxy.io/introduction-to-modern-network-load-balancing-and-proxying-a57f6ff80236)
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* [Load Balancing Algorithms](https://syedali.net/2013/08/22/load-balancing-algorithms)
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## Programming
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### Go (Golang)
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* [A tour of Go](https://tour.golang.org)
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* [Go by Example](https://gobyexample.com)
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* [Getting up and running with Go](http://www.golangprograms.com)
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* [Effective Go](https://golang.org/doc/effective_go.html)
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* [Go Memory Management](https://povilasv.me/go-memory-management)
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### Big O Notation, Algorithms and Data Structures
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* [AlgoExperts](https://www.algoexpert.io)
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* [Hacking a Google Interview – Handout 1](http://courses.csail.mit.edu/iap/interview/Hacking_a_Google_Interview_Handout_1.pdf)
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* [Hacking a Google Interview – Handout 2](http://courses.csail.mit.edu/iap/interview/Hacking_a_Google_Interview_Handout_2.pdf)
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* [Hacking a Google Interview – Handout 3](http://courses.csail.mit.edu/iap/interview/Hacking_a_Google_Interview_Handout_3.pdf)
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## System design
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* The most useful course: [Grokking the System Design Interview](https://www.educative.io/collection/5668639101419520/5649050225344512)
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* [The System Design Primer](https://github.com/donnemartin/system-design-primer)
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* [Crack the System Design Interview](https://www.puncsky.com/blog/2016/02/14/crack-the-system-design-interview)
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* [System design interview for IT companies](https://github.com/checkcheckzz/system-design-interview)
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* [Web Architecture 101](https://engineering.videoblocks.com/web-architecture-101-a3224e126947)
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* [What's in a Production Web Application?](https://stephenmann.io/post/whats-in-a-production-web-application)
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## Monitoring
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* [SLOs & You: A Guide To Service Level Objectives](https://www.circonus.com/2018/07/a-guide-to-service-level-objectives)
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## Interview
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### SRE interview process
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* [How to hire talent](https://syedali.net/2014/04/01/how-to-hire-talent)
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### Interview Questions
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* [A collection of questions to practice with for SRE interviews](https://github.com/michael-kehoe/sre-interview)
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* [SRE Interview Questions](https://syedali.net/engineer-interview-questions)
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* [Sysadmin Test Questions](https://github.com/trimstray/test-your-sysadmin-skills)
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### Blogposts
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* [SRE Interviews in Silicon Valley](http://blog.marc-seeger.de/2015/05/01/sre-interviews-in-silicon-valley)
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* [Preparing the SRE interview](https://blog.balthazar-rouberol.com/preparing-the-sre-interview)
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## Books
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### SRE books
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* [Site Reliability Engineering](https://landing.google.com/sre/book/index.html)
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* [The Site Reliability Workbook](https://books.google.ru/books?id=fElmDwAAQBAJ)
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* [Seeking SRE](https://books.google.ru/books?id=tmhqDwAAQBAJ)
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### Linux
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* [Linux Kernel Development (3rd Edition)](https://www.amazon.com/Linux-Kernel-Development-Robert-Love/dp/0672329468)
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* [UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook (5th Edition)](https://www.amazon.com/UNIX-Linux-System-Administration-Handbook/dp/0134277554)
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* [Linux Pocket Guide, 3rd Edition](http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920040927.do)
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## Courses
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* [Site Reliability Engineering: Measuring and Managing Reliability](https://www.coursera.org/learn/site-reliability-engineering-slos)
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