Process
Three phone screens:
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One technical interview (lot of SystemVerilog/UVM questions). Scoreboard and past work experience; this was tough.
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Two manager/technical phone interviews: Test planning, previous work experience, interests, and general questions.
Questions
After three phone screens, I was invited on-site.
Four rounds:
- Verification (SV, UVM questions), coverage, knowledge on tools, simulator (VCS) questions, how to write a test plan. I was given a simple DUT and asked questions about a scoreboard for the design (I spent 40 minutes writing a scoreboard code in UVM).
- Perl: Problem-solving skills were tested using Perl. Complicated hash usage and basic file I/O were observed.
- Lunch: General technical discussions. "Where do you see yourself?"
- Logic design stuff.
I was in a hurry to get an offer because I had others in hand, so I forced the HR to give a decision immediately. I got the offer the next day, with good pay.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 6 interview experiences for the Nvidia Senior Hardware Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
83%
Pass Rate
Nvidia's interview process for their Senior Hardware Engineer roles in the United States is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Positive67%
Neutral17%
Negative17%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Nvidia's Senior Hardware Engineer interview process in United States.
Nvidia Work Experiences
3.0
A good company to start your career
Senior Hardware Engineer • Former Employee
Santa Clara, California, United States
October 5, 2015
Pros: Flexibility of work timings.
Open environment with good visibility.
Aggressiveness will take you places.
Cons: Offshore meetings in terrible times
After initial salary compensation, monetarily is not great. No stock options/RSU, no 401K matching, no profit sharing or bonus. One feels unappreciated during performance reviews as time progresses. No real benefits.
2.0
Not an employee-oriented company
Senior Hardware Engineer • Current Employee
Santa Clara, California, United States
July 22, 2011
Pros: Talented people and cutting-edge work.
Keeps you busy.
Good health plan.
Two-year lock for Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Free dinner.
Cons: Unfriendly work environment. Although people are talented, there is too much attitude. There are too many emails, and people do not like in-person interaction.
Lack of work and life balance. Poor project schedule planning; the schedule always slips more than a year.
There is no growth for individual contributors.
There is no compensation based on performance. No bonus, and they do not give a good number of RSUs anymore. It's pretty much your base salary. No 401K matching.
There is no Paid Time Off. They call it "Professional Time Off," which means you talk to your manager and get as much vacation as possible. Who in the world allows you to take a long vacation? Whenever you ask your manager, he/she says, "We can't give you more than two weeks due to the schedule."
Lots of dissatisfied employees that are reducing people's efficiency.
There are lots of people leaving the company, and the management is not putting much effort into stopping that.
Managers do not care about their employees. Employees are frequently moved to different managers in a short time, which sometimes really affects reviews.
Overall, it is not an employee-oriented company.
5.0
Not just another tech company
Senior Hardware Engineer • Current Employee
Santa Clara, California, United States
January 10, 2017
Pros: - Get to work with the best-in-class peers with plenty of learning opportunities.
- Excellent work ethic.
- The company is always set to solve interesting and difficult problems which matter.
- Unity among employees to provide the best-in-class product/solution.
- Excellent leave benefits, including maternity/paternity.
Cons: - Limited perks and pampering compared to other tech companies.
- 3.0A good company to start your careerSenior Hardware Engineer • Former EmployeeSanta Clara, California, United StatesOctober 5, 2015Pros: Flexibility of work timings. Open environment with good visibility. Aggressiveness will take you places.Cons: Offshore meetings in terrible times After initial salary compensation, monetarily is not great. No stock options/RSU, no 401K matching, no profit sharing or bonus. One feels unappreciated during performance reviews as time progresses. No real benefits.
- 2.0Not an employee-oriented companySenior Hardware Engineer • Current EmployeeSanta Clara, California, United StatesJuly 22, 2011Pros: Talented people and cutting-edge work. Keeps you busy. Good health plan. Two-year lock for Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Free dinner.Cons: Unfriendly work environment. Although people are talented, there is too much attitude. There are too many emails, and people do not like in-person interaction. Lack of work and life balance. Poor project schedule planning; the schedule always slips more than a year. There is no growth for individual contributors. There is no compensation based on performance. No bonus, and they do not give a good number of RSUs anymore. It's pretty much your base salary. No 401K matching. There is no Paid Time Off. They call it "Professional Time Off," which means you talk to your manager and get as much vacation as possible. Who in the world allows you to take a long vacation? Whenever you ask your manager, he/she says, "We can't give you more than two weeks due to the schedule." Lots of dissatisfied employees that are reducing people's efficiency. There are lots of people leaving the company, and the management is not putting much effort into stopping that. Managers do not care about their employees. Employees are frequently moved to different managers in a short time, which sometimes really affects reviews. Overall, it is not an employee-oriented company.
- 5.0Not just another tech companySenior Hardware Engineer • Current EmployeeSanta Clara, California, United StatesJanuary 10, 2017Pros: - Get to work with the best-in-class peers with plenty of learning opportunities. - Excellent work ethic. - The company is always set to solve interesting and difficult problems which matter. - Unity among employees to provide the best-in-class product/solution. - Excellent leave benefits, including maternity/paternity.Cons: - Limited perks and pampering compared to other tech companies.
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