Nutanix MTS-1 Interview Experience
YOE: 1.8 years
College: Tier 1
Role: Member of Technical Staff - 1
Location: Offline (2nd round)
Verdict: ❌ Not Selected
🧠 Round 1: DSA (Online)
The first round was focused purely on problem-solving.
Questions asked:
- Cheapest Flights Within K Stops (LeetCode)
- Candy (LeetCode)
- 132 Pattern (LeetCode)
My performance:
- Solved 1st question completely on my own
- For 2nd and 3rd, I needed 1 hint each from the interviewer
Honestly, I felt this round didn’t go that well, but I still got shortlisted.
🏗️ Round 2: Coding + LLD (Offline)
This round was honestly confusing.
- The interviewer said it would be an LLD round
- But midway it clearly shifted towards HLD concepts
This mismatch in expectations was frustrating.
Main question:
- Design an Online Ticketing System
I initially approached it from an LLD perspective, but then adapted to:
- High-level components
- Scalability
- System design concepts
👉 Eventually, I gave a more HLD-oriented design
Follow-up DSA:
- Topological Sort (Course Schedule type)
Solved it correctly.
❌ Final Verdict: Rejected
This is where it gets really frustrating:
- Round 1 felt weak → cleared
- Round 2 felt decent → rejected
💭 My Honest Feeling Right Now
This is honestly a very frustrating phase for me.
I’ve been preparing consistently for a long time, and still:
- Getting rejected even when interviews feel decent
- Seeing inconsistent outcomes across rounds
At this point, the biggest question in my head is:
Where am I going wrong?
That uncertainty is what makes it even harder:
- Is it communication?
- Is it depth?
- Is it expectations mismatch?
- Or just luck?
📌 Takeaways
- Be ready for LLD ↔ HLD ambiguity
- Adapt quickly instead of sticking rigidly to one approach
- Interview outcomes are sometimes not perfectly correlated with performance
🤔 What Next?
Right now I’m genuinely confused:
- Should I keep doing what I’m doing and trust the process?
- Or change my preparation strategy completely?
Would really appreciate insights from people who’ve been through this phase 🙏
