I applied through college or university. I interviewed at NVIDIA
Interview
I talked with NVIDIA people on on-campus career fair, they're quite nice and didn't ask many technical problems. The next day I did a quiz on computer architecture, it's more about concept, no calculation is needed. It's neither too easy nor too difficult. No response yet. They have two different quiz for hardware people, one on architecture and one on physical design.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
draw a graph that shows how pipeline's working.
design a state machine.
write simple C code.
I applied in-person. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at NVIDIA (Santa Clarita, CA) in Jun 2016
Interview
It is a 45 min phone interview. The process takes 3 weeks. At the first arrange time, they sent a email said there is a time conflict between my interview, so we arrange an other time. All question are technical question. They asked about one of my project I have done in collage.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at NVIDIA (San Jose, CA) in Jul 2016
Interview
Saw the opportunity via LinkedIn in and applied on company web site. After a phone screening, participated in an in-person interview. Two rounds, of 3-4 team members each. First round was jr managers to whom I would be working with and leading. Second round were peers to the position, to which I would also be working with day to day.
The people conducting the interview did not have a strong knowledge of the position, or the work that would be required to be successful. I found them unqualified to assess my skillets, experience, or ability to fulfill the position requirements. It felt as though the process was targeted to "find the right person" rather than an individual who had the skills and experience to perform the work.
My impression of the culture was that, it is more important for the organization to hire people that the teams like, rather than hire people who are qualified to hold the position. This was reinforced when questioning the challenges and operational processes that the organization has.
Had an offer been presented, I would have declined.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Do you have any experience in servicing technology that is not at all required for the position though would allow me to evaluate with something I'm familiar with