I applied online for a separate Software Engineer position. A week later, I received an email from a recruiter stating that the hiring manager for another team had seen my resume and wished to interview me. The interview lasted approximately 45 minutes. He asked general OS and C++/C questions, all of which I answered correctly. He then complimented my performance and proceeded to discuss his team and their work. He even asked which location I would prefer. Although I didn't advance far in the interview process, he outlined his team's typical procedure:

• Interview with the hiring manager (himself)
• Interview with an engineer on his team (more detailed C/C++ questions, coding problem)
• Onsite

The interview with the manager was fairly positive; it was the subsequent events that led to my negative experience. The manager had indicated I should hear back within a week. A week passed, and I emailed the recruiter inquiring about my application status, explaining that I had a competing offer with a deadline. She replied, promising to speak with him and the team before getting back to me. However, I never received a response. This same sequence of events repeated for five weeks. It wasn't until the fifth week that I received an email from a different recruiter informing me that they would not be moving forward.

By far, this was the most unprofessional and aggravating interview experience I've ever had. It's disappointing because I would have enjoyed working for this company. I hope your interview experience with NVIDIA is much better than mine.

What is malloc in C?

What type of problems can arise when using it?

What is virtual memory?

Explain its usage.

Interrupt vs. Exception?

What is a mutex?

When would you use it?

Difference between a thread and a process?

What is deadlock?

Possible ways of fixing it?

Honestly, if you study all of the interview questions for Systems Software Engineer on Glassdoor, you should do very well in the interview. Good luck.