I applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at VMware (Pune) in Feb 2015
Interview
Applied through LinkedIn.
First round was a coding round at HackerRank site or if the candidate loath the coding evaluation, they were open to schedule a telephonic interview. - I chose coding evaluation.
I was then selected for an interview event at Pune. They had a 5-day event and asked me for a convenient slot.
It was a complete forenoon-session interview (8am to 1pm) comprising of 4 rounds, each 45 minutes.
4 different interviewers concentrated on 4 different areas; Networking / programming & logical answering/ Python & design patterns / Linux & OS
On the same day, they intimated that they were interested to proceed with the offer for me, but the location as Pune. But I had my preferred location as Bangalore.
Later, I was offered the job in Bangalore location.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
* given 3 linux machines A B C, how to make A reachable from B? - detailed answering on subnetting/ ARP
* DHCP / BOOTP ? ARP/RARP ?
* Python scripting - simple and difficult levels, tweaking with list / dictionaries
* Linux commands, process/ thread?
* Design an online Car parking system.
* Puzzles