System Software Engineer Interview Experience - Santa Clara, California
Process
I interviewed for an embedded software engineer role in the Automotive department, focusing on self-driving cars.
They asked me many questions about bit manipulation, a couple questions about multithreading, and C++ concepts.
Questions
How do you extract/set the Nth bit from a number?
How do you extract/set a group of bits in a number?
How do you count the number of 1s in the binary representation of a number as efficiently as possible?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Nvidia System Software Engineer role in Santa Clara, California.
Success Rate
Nvidia's interview process for their System Software Engineer roles in Santa Clara, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Nvidia's System Software Engineer interview process in Santa Clara, California.
Nvidia Work Experiences
- 5.0culture at nvidiaSystem Software Engineer • Current EmployeePuneNovember 13, 2025Pros: * very supportive culture, people at nvidia are literally waiting to help youCons: people don't come to office
- 3.0Good enoughSystem Software Engineer • Current EmployeePuneSeptember 2, 2025Pros: If team and manager is good, it's very good company.Cons: Sometimes manager/team is not good.
- 5.0My experience @ NVIDIASystem Software Engineer • Current EmployeeChampaign, ILAugust 13, 2025Pros: Flat organization, outstanding collaboration between teams, priorities are clear, very little politics. The company truly cares about the employees and the benefits package illustrates that point.Cons: The work can be challenging (this could also be a pro) and sometimes, due to the situation, you can work a lot of extra hours. But, that is not the normal case.
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