Software Engineer Interview Experience - Santa Clara, California
December 1, 2023
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Panel interview.
Mostly medium-difficulty LeetCode-style questions.
Some additional questions related to API design, CPU/GPU architecture, and concurrency.
Behavioral questions were mostly related to why I was interested in the team's work and working at NVIDIA in general.
Good experience overall.
Questions
Why do you want to work at NVIDIA?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 39 interview experiences for the Nvidia Software Engineer role in Santa Clara, California.
Success Rate
31%
Pass Rate
Nvidia's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Santa Clara, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive64%
Neutral15%
Negative21%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Nvidia's Software Engineer interview process in Santa Clara, California.
Nvidia Work Experiences
4.0
Software Engineer Intern
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Santa Clara, California, United States
September 8, 2019
Pros: Good culture, a positive environment, and good payment.
Cons: Fewer perks and benefits, food not free.
1.0
Experience Over Pay, Then Leave
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Santa Clara, California, United States
March 30, 2014
Pros: Learning experience, some good engineers.
Cons: Lower to average pay and benefits. All work, no play. Expect to work on weekends and late nights. If this is your thing, then this is the perfect place for you, if pay is not an issue. The CEO calls all the shots, and everyone follows. There is little to no chance of moving up.
In summary, this is a good place for a college grad to get experience, then leave in a year or two.
4.0
Great Pay, Slow Code Review
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Santa Clara, California, United States
November 14, 2016
Pros: 1. They pay you very well.
2. Dollar dinners.
3. A great amount of housing stipend.
4. A $200 budget for buying a bike.
Cons: 1. Long code review period.
2. Hard to work from home due to slow VPN connection.
3. Complicated to make changes to the current script.
- 4.0Software Engineer InternSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSanta Clara, California, United StatesSeptember 8, 2019Pros: Good culture, a positive environment, and good payment.Cons: Fewer perks and benefits, food not free.
- 1.0Experience Over Pay, Then LeaveSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSanta Clara, California, United StatesMarch 30, 2014Pros: Learning experience, some good engineers.Cons: Lower to average pay and benefits. All work, no play. Expect to work on weekends and late nights. If this is your thing, then this is the perfect place for you, if pay is not an issue. The CEO calls all the shots, and everyone follows. There is little to no chance of moving up. In summary, this is a good place for a college grad to get experience, then leave in a year or two.
- 4.0Great Pay, Slow Code ReviewSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSanta Clara, California, United StatesNovember 14, 2016Pros: 1. They pay you very well. 2. Dollar dinners. 3. A great amount of housing stipend. 4. A $200 budget for buying a bike.Cons: 1. Long code review period. 2. Hard to work from home due to slow VPN connection. 3. Complicated to make changes to the current script.
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