Process
Interviews consist of three rounds.
The first two are very technical, with a focus on computer architecture (instruction lifetime, virtual addresses, endianness).
The last round is longer, i.e., 4-6 hours. I had not done the 4-6 hour one when I wrote this.
Questions
Describe how an instruction flows in the datapath, focusing on the pipeline stages: Fetch, Decode, Execute, Memory, and Write-back.
Discuss data hazards, specifically Register-after-Write (RAW).
Explain endianness.
Describe virtual addresses, page walks, and instruction translation, including how the Translation Lookaside Buffer (TLB) works.
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Nvidia's interview process for their Silicon Verification - CPU Team roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Nvidia Work Experiences
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