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Software Engineer Interview Experience - Germany

June 11, 2017
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

First phone interview:

  • Background questions about myself and my current job.
  • The interviewer discussed the job and asked me position-related questions (e.g., how I would implement it from scratch).

Second interview:

  • Many questions about my master's thesis.
  • The C++ section focused on the STL library (array vs. vector vs. list, map vs. unordered_map) and a "dreaded diamond" quiz.
    • It was very difficult to understand the "dreaded diamond" quiz over the phone (an intercontinental call, not Skype!).

Several weeks later, I received an answer that they were not moving forward with the recruitment procedure.

Questions

How would you synchronize Laser / Camera / Object detection results together?

Difference between std::array, std::list, and std::vector

Difference between std::map and std::unordered_map

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Nvidia Software Engineer role in Germany.

Success Rate

33%
Pass Rate

Nvidia's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Germany is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive33%
Neutral0%
Negative67%

Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Nvidia's Software Engineer interview process in Germany.

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