I applied online. I interviewed at NVIDIA (San Jose, CA) in Mar 2026
Interview
It was screening round. whole interview was based on single Digital Design question. He was not helping me much, when I was not able to solve, I told him about my thinking and then he helped but overall very poor. I was not prepared for it
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
generate a output pulse which is high for one clk pulse and low for N clk pulse. N is 2^n-1. n is input from user
1) RISC - V processor, Pipe lining stages, cache replacement, write back write through , LRU LFU SRRIP
2) questions on setup and hold time
3) Physical design flow, softwares, files used in PD,
4) Dynamic and static power
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1) RISC - V processor, Pipe lining stages, cache replacement, write back write through , LRU LFU SRRIP
2) questions on setup and hold time
3) Physical design flow, softwares, files used in PD,
4) Dynamic and static power
2 Leetcode easy and medium (logic gates)
Should focus on operating system basics for Multiple choice questions (threads, cycles, forking, processes, system practices etc).
Please focus on low level systems. Good luck!