I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at Red Hat (Houston, TX) in May 2015
Interview
I made initial contact through a couple previous colleagues. Then I had three phone interviews with the hiring manager, one of his peers in another location, an HR representative. Next, I had two 1-on-1 interviews with the hiring manager and a sales manager who I would be supporting. The hiring manager requested that I take a technical pre-training assessment on-line, and suggested a couple books that I could read to learn more about the position and business environment I would be in (I read one and felt I had adequate background with the other). Next came an hour-long panel interview with the hiring manager, the sales manager I would support, and two of his account managers (one of those was the former colleague who introduced me at the beginning). Lastly, I met with two more account manager future colleagues whom I would be supporting, mostly for informal introductions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would I handle product questions early on (before I knew the technology)? Describe a situation where I contributed to a win in a complex/difficult sales campaign? Describe a situation where I addressed the needs of a difficult customer. How would I prioritize activities with the several account managers I was supporting? Also, many questions about my technical past (e.g., environments, computer languages, technologies, etc.).
Questions on the industry and key open source technologies. Cultural fit was important as well for the hiring team. Kubernetes, containers, platform engineering and security were key topics for the interview.
I applied in-person. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Red Hat (Munich, Bavaria) in Sept 2016
Interview
1st screening via a RH talent scout, 2x video conference with business stakeholders (not direct managers), invitation to deliver a presentation in front of a panel, negotiation of T&Cs with HR afterwards...
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
"Interview" was a realistic business presentation and the panel asked detailed questions like a customer would do ...
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Red Hat (New York, NY) in Mar 2016
Interview
Telephone Screening on technical skills after HR Calls, Onsite interview with 4 Sales Account managers and 2 Senior Solution architects. Interview was kind of average but focused more on presentation skills and Red Hat products
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Whiteboard session to explain one of the architecture I built.
