Nutanix interview questions

50 questions32 coding3 system design15 behavioral6 freeUpdated

This is every question in the Nutanix guide, in one list: 32 coding problems, 3 system designs and 15 behavioral questions, drawn from what candidates report about Nutanix interviews.

Each row shows the round it comes from and links to the lesson that works through it. 6 are free to read in full. The other 44 are Premium, and here you still see their round, difficulty and topic, so you know what you're walking into.

Nutanix coding interview questions

32 problems, in the order the guide teaches them. Each lesson gives the full problem, a worked solution and the follow-ups interviewers tend to add.

1Thread-Safe LRU Cache: The Sequential ContractFreeCodingMediumSystems Machine Coding
2Memory-Backed Sparse File: Chunked StorageFreeCodingMediumSystems Machine Coding
3Archive Utility: A Self-Describing Pack FormatFreeCodingEasySystems Machine Coding
4Two-Segment LRU Cache: Probation and ProtectedFreeCodingHardSystems Machine Coding
5Simple Memory Allocator: Free List with CoalescingFreeCodingHardSystems Machine Coding
6Premium medium problemCodingMediumThe Debugging Round
7Premium medium problemCodingMediumThe Debugging Round
8Premium medium problemCodingMediumThe Debugging Round
9Premium medium problemCodingMediumGraphs & Search
10Premium medium problemCodingMediumGraphs & Search
11Premium medium problemCodingMediumGraphs & Search
12Premium medium problemCodingMediumGraphs & Search
13Premium medium problemCodingMediumGraphs & Search
14Premium medium problemCodingMediumGraphs & Search
15Premium medium problemCodingMediumDependency Graphs and MST
16Premium hard problemCodingHardDependency Graphs and MST
17Premium hard problemCodingHardDependency Graphs and MST
18Premium medium problemCodingMediumBinary Tree Problems
19Premium medium problemCodingMediumBinary Tree Problems
20Premium hard problemCodingHardBinary Tree Problems
21Premium medium problemCodingMediumDynamic Programming
22Premium hard problemCodingHardDynamic Programming
23Premium hard problemCodingHardDynamic Programming
24Premium medium problemCodingMediumMonotonic Stack and Greedy
25Premium medium problemCodingMediumMonotonic Stack and Greedy
26Premium medium problemCodingMediumMonotonic Stack and Greedy
27Premium medium problemCodingMediumArrays, Lists and Log Scans
28Premium hard problemCodingHardArrays, Lists and Log Scans
29Premium hard problemCodingHardArrays, Lists and Log Scans
30Premium medium problemCodingMediumArrays, Lists and Log Scans
31Premium medium problemSystem designMediumDesign a Distributed Job Scheduler
32Premium medium problemSystem designMediumDesign a Collaborative Paint Editor

Nutanix system design interview questions

3 designs, each worked end to end in its own lesson, from requirements to the architecture and its trade-offs.

#Question
1Design a Distributed Storage SystemFree
2Design a Distributed Job Scheduler (Premium)
3Design a Collaborative Paint Editor (Premium)

A lock means the design is named here and its walkthrough is Premium.

Nutanix behavioral interview questions

15 questions, grouped by what the interviewer is testing. The lesson explains why each one gets asked and what a strong answer covers.

Why Nutanix, and the systems mission (3)

All 3 are Premium

The systems project deep-dive (3)

All 3 are Premium

Ownership and impact (3)

All 3 are Premium

Working through ambiguity in a fast systems org (3)

All 3 are Premium

Collaboration, mentorship, and staying steady (3)

All 3 are Premium

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Premium opens the 44 locked questions on this page, each with the full prompt and a worked answer, and every other lesson in all 100 company guides.

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How many questions are in the Nutanix interview guide?

50: 32 coding problems, 3 system designs and 15 behavioral questions. The guide was last updated in November 2026.

Which rounds do these Nutanix interview questions come from?

Of the 32 coding problems, 30 come from the coding rounds and 2 from the system design lessons. The 3 system designs and 15 behavioral questions come from the system design and behavioral rounds. Every row in the list carries its round, so you can start with the one you have booked.

Which Nutanix interview questions are free?

6 of the 50 are free to read in full, marked Free in the list. The other 44 come with Premium, which also opens all 100 company guides.