Senior Firmware Engineer Interview Experience - Santa Clara, California
Process
Two phone interviews were followed by an on-site interview.
After two weeks, I received a verbal offer and finalized the salary.
They kept delaying sending an offer letter for about two months. Later, they closed the position and did not send it, stating the company was scrutinizing headcount and had closed the position.
This felt like how some flights keep delaying and delaying, and then finally the announcement comes in saying the flight got canceled.
Questions
Why Nvidia?
Some behavioral questions and low-level firmware and embedded questions.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Nvidia Senior Firmware Engineer role in Santa Clara, California.
Success Rate
Nvidia's interview process for their Senior Firmware Engineer roles in Santa Clara, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Nvidia's Senior Firmware Engineer interview process in Santa Clara, California.
Nvidia Work Experiences
- 5.0I’m very happy at NvidiaSenior Firmware Engineer • Current EmployeeTel Aviv-YafoNovember 24, 2022Pros: Great salary, nice people, stable companyCons: No fun events, bad food
- 5.0Interesting Work, Too Much DirectionSWE Intern • Former EmployeeSanta Clara, California, United StatesNovember 27, 2025Pros: Good WLB, interesting work, decent perksCons: Heavy on management and top-down direction.
- 5.0Perfection, Supportive Team, Hectic DeadlinesSummer Software Intern • Current EmployeeSanta Clara, California, United StatesAugust 9, 2024Pros: NVIDIA is the best because it compares itself to perfection (speed of light), not to others. Here, you will find the best culture, the best team (winning or losing), an exciting vision (mission is the boss), a flat and lovely hierarchy that encourages optimal flow of information, and the best pay and benefits so you can focus on doing your life's work without concerns. From my experience, it will be near impossible to find a place to work better than NVIDIA.Cons: 1. It's an agile company that moves fast under uncertainty. Many learning experiences will be uncomfortable, but one should get used to it. It gets much easier with such a supportive team. 2. Being in a product team, there will be some deadlines. It can get a bit hectic close to these deadlines, even when my supervisors try their best to keep me out of stress.
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