Hire infrastructure engineers with confidence

Real terminal-based assessments for every infrastructure role. Not multiple choice. Not algorithmic puzzles. Real incident simulations that show you how candidates actually troubleshoot.

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Site Reliability Engineers

Kubernetes incidents, live system dashboards, and production-like outages. See how candidates handle 503s, node pressure, and cascading failures before they're on your pager rotation.

15-25 min - Kubernetes - Live metrics
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DevOps Engineers

CI/CD pipeline failures, container debugging, and configuration management. Test how candidates troubleshoot Docker issues, fix deployment pipelines, and resolve service connectivity problems.

15-25 min - Containers - CI/CD
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Platform Engineers

Internal infrastructure incidents, API gateway debugging, and multi-service troubleshooting. Assess candidates who build the platforms other engineers rely on every day.

20-25 min - Service mesh - Internal APIs
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Data Center Technicians

Tiered assessments for L1, L2, and L3 technicians. From basic Linux and log analysis to GPU driver debugging and PCIe diagnostics. Match the assessment to the level you're hiring.

10-25 min - L1 / L2 / L3 - Hardware
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Linux System Administrators

Core Linux troubleshooting: disk pressure, runaway processes, service failures, and performance issues. Test the fundamental skills every sysadmin needs before giving them production access.

10-20 min - System-level - Classic Linux
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What take-home tests miss

Respect your candidates' time - and your engineers' too. Real assessments, not artificial puzzles.

The old way

  • 3-hour take-home projects senior candidates decline
  • Quiz questions anyone can memorize
  • Whiteboard architecture sessions - not real debugging
  • Your team spending hours reviewing submissions

With Parium

  • 15-25 minute real terminal incidents
  • Live dashboards and real metrics
  • AI analysis so your team doesn't review manually
  • Fair, consistent scenarios for every candidate

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See how candidates actually troubleshoot before they're on your infrastructure.

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