Systems Software Engineer Interview Experience - Santa Clara, California
October 1, 2008
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Process
Largely C, bit manipulation, OS/memory, and debugging related questions.
Questions
Very complicated macro resolution.
paging, segmentation, DMA
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 16 interview experiences for the Nvidia Systems Software Engineer role in Santa Clara, California.
Success Rate
44%
Pass Rate
Nvidia's interview process for their Systems Software Engineer roles in Santa Clara, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive69%
Neutral13%
Negative19%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Nvidia's Systems Software Engineer interview process in Santa Clara, California.
Nvidia Work Experiences
5.0
Awesome People, Great Company!
Systems Software Engineer • Current Employee
Santa Clara, California, United States
September 20, 2019
Pros: 1. Great collaboration among different teams.
2. Tech company to the core. Almost everyone is technically very sound.
3. Lots of opportunities to learn, grow, and shine.
4. Fast-paced.
Cons: 1. Fast-paced (for few people)
2. You are responsible for driving your own growth.
5.0
If you are passionate about what you do, this is the place for you!
Systems Software Engineer • Current Employee
Santa Clara, California, United States
June 21, 2015
Pros: 1. You get to work on cutting-edge tech.
2. Startup-like environment: You will have complete ownership of your work.
3. Very steep learning curve.
4. Very passionate and talented staff.
5. Competitive base salaries.
Cons: 1. Sometimes, it's hard to maintain work-life balance.
2. No bonuses.
3. Perks could be better.
4.0
A great place for a programmer to contribute code that makes the GPU work, and work fast
Systems Software Engineer • Current Employee
Santa Clara, California, United States
January 14, 2011
Pros: It is a pleasure working with lots of extremely bright engineers.
Lots of responsibility and autonomy to work on things YOU think are important.
Cons: The software organizational structure is struggling with growing pains. There is some misalignment between the culture of some managers and the culture and perspective of the company as a whole.
- 5.0Awesome People, Great Company!Systems Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSanta Clara, California, United StatesSeptember 20, 2019Pros: 1. Great collaboration among different teams. 2. Tech company to the core. Almost everyone is technically very sound. 3. Lots of opportunities to learn, grow, and shine. 4. Fast-paced.Cons: 1. Fast-paced (for few people) 2. You are responsible for driving your own growth.
- 5.0If you are passionate about what you do, this is the place for you!Systems Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSanta Clara, California, United StatesJune 21, 2015Pros: 1. You get to work on cutting-edge tech. 2. Startup-like environment: You will have complete ownership of your work. 3. Very steep learning curve. 4. Very passionate and talented staff. 5. Competitive base salaries.Cons: 1. Sometimes, it's hard to maintain work-life balance. 2. No bonuses. 3. Perks could be better.
- 4.0A great place for a programmer to contribute code that makes the GPU work, and work fastSystems Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSanta Clara, California, United StatesJanuary 14, 2011Pros: It is a pleasure working with lots of extremely bright engineers. Lots of responsibility and autonomy to work on things YOU think are important.Cons: The software organizational structure is struggling with growing pains. There is some misalignment between the culture of some managers and the culture and perspective of the company as a whole.
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