Software Engineer Interview Experience - Santa Clara, California
May 1, 2021
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
I sent my resume to a recruiter.
The recruiter was responsive and emailed me within the next few days.
Next, I completed two phone screens. After those, I was brought in for an on-site interview, which lasted all day and involved meeting with six different people.
Questions
Topologically sort a DAG and detect cycles.
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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
5.0
Talented People, Lit Things
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Santa Clara, California, United States
February 5, 2021
Pros: All people I met there are talented and thoughtful. I admire their characters.
Of course, things going on there are lit. I enjoyed them whole-heartedly.
Cons: Nothing. 99.9% of the reason is that NVIDIA is absolutely great, and the rest is that three months were not enough for me to find cons.
3.0
Not bad, but can be better
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Santa Clara, California, United States
June 8, 2012
Pros: Very strong US-based SW & HW teams.
Cons: Too many jobs moved to Asia and, as a result, the quality of the final product decreased.
3.0
Be involved in a lot of things
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Santa Clara, California, United States
August 1, 2013
Pros: - Be able to get involved in a lot of stuff.
- Have a lot of freedom to get things done.
- Quite a few internal tech talks, learned a lot about different things across teams.
Cons: - There were few docs available, making it hard to onboard with some projects, especially when the original developers left the company.
- There was only limited teamwork.
- 5.0Talented People, Lit ThingsSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSanta Clara, California, United StatesFebruary 5, 2021Pros: All people I met there are talented and thoughtful. I admire their characters. Of course, things going on there are lit. I enjoyed them whole-heartedly.Cons: Nothing. 99.9% of the reason is that NVIDIA is absolutely great, and the rest is that three months were not enough for me to find cons.
- 3.0Not bad, but can be betterSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSanta Clara, California, United StatesJune 8, 2012Pros: Very strong US-based SW & HW teams.Cons: Too many jobs moved to Asia and, as a result, the quality of the final product decreased.
- 3.0Be involved in a lot of thingsSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSanta Clara, California, United StatesAugust 1, 2013Pros: - Be able to get involved in a lot of stuff. - Have a lot of freedom to get things done. - Quite a few internal tech talks, learned a lot about different things across teams.Cons: - There were few docs available, making it hard to onboard with some projects, especially when the original developers left the company. - There was only limited teamwork.
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