System Validation Engineer Interview Experience - Santa Clara, California
August 1, 2024
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The interview was decent and I survived until round 2.
The first round was a screening.
The second round involved technical coding questions alongside validation knowledge. The interviewer deep-dived into CPU architecture knowledge.
Overall, it was a good experience, but they needed a more experienced candidate.
Questions
Describe the automation you worked on and what did you achieve?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Nvidia System Validation Engineer role in Santa Clara, California.
Success Rate
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Pass Rate
Nvidia's interview process for their System Validation Engineer roles in Santa Clara, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
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Neutral100%
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Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Nvidia's System Validation Engineer interview process in Santa Clara, California.
Nvidia Work Experiences
3.0
Good money, bad culture
System Validation Engineer • Former Employee
Santa Clara, CA
January 16, 2024
Pros: Good base salary
Good benefits
Good office
Cons: Too many deadlines
Almost no downtime
Not many opportunities for individualistic growth
No team bonding/team culture
5.0
Interesting Work, Too Much Direction
SWE Intern • Former Employee
Santa Clara, California, United States
November 27, 2025
Pros: Good WLB, interesting work, decent perks
Cons: Heavy on management and top-down direction.
5.0
Perfection, Supportive Team, Hectic Deadlines
Summer Software Intern • Current Employee
Santa Clara, California, United States
August 9, 2024
Pros: NVIDIA is the best because it compares itself to perfection (speed of light), not to others.
Here, you will find the best culture, the best team (winning or losing), an exciting vision (mission is the boss), a flat and lovely hierarchy that encourages optimal flow of information, and the best pay and benefits so you can focus on doing your life's work without concerns.
From my experience, it will be near impossible to find a place to work better than NVIDIA.
Cons: 1. It's an agile company that moves fast under uncertainty. Many learning experiences will be uncomfortable, but one should get used to it. It gets much easier with such a supportive team.
2. Being in a product team, there will be some deadlines. It can get a bit hectic close to these deadlines, even when my supervisors try their best to keep me out of stress.
- 3.0Good money, bad cultureSystem Validation Engineer • Former EmployeeSanta Clara, CAJanuary 16, 2024Pros: Good base salary Good benefits Good officeCons: Too many deadlines Almost no downtime Not many opportunities for individualistic growth No team bonding/team culture
- 5.0Interesting Work, Too Much DirectionSWE Intern • Former EmployeeSanta Clara, California, United StatesNovember 27, 2025Pros: Good WLB, interesting work, decent perksCons: Heavy on management and top-down direction.
- 5.0Perfection, Supportive Team, Hectic DeadlinesSummer Software Intern • Current EmployeeSanta Clara, California, United StatesAugust 9, 2024Pros: NVIDIA is the best because it compares itself to perfection (speed of light), not to others. Here, you will find the best culture, the best team (winning or losing), an exciting vision (mission is the boss), a flat and lovely hierarchy that encourages optimal flow of information, and the best pay and benefits so you can focus on doing your life's work without concerns. From my experience, it will be near impossible to find a place to work better than NVIDIA.Cons: 1. It's an agile company that moves fast under uncertainty. Many learning experiences will be uncomfortable, but one should get used to it. It gets much easier with such a supportive team. 2. Being in a product team, there will be some deadlines. It can get a bit hectic close to these deadlines, even when my supervisors try their best to keep me out of stress.
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