I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at NVIDIA in Sep 2012
Interview
A brief, no-nonsense technical presentation.
Aptitude test- 4 sections: Quantitative ability, OS, data structures, C and C++
1 technical interview and 1 HR interview
There were sectional cut-offs and an overall cut-off for the test. As a result, very few people cleared it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
how do you implement a sizeof operator without using the sizeof operator
Multiple steps, intro, team meet. Two coding sessions. Hard coding interview. Leet code style. Nice people. Took long time to schedule next. Felt that I was appreciated. Remote, people different parts over world.
I applied online. I interviewed at NVIDIA (Santa Clara, CA) in Jun 2026
Interview
I only made it to the screening round, which involves two technical rounds, I was interviewed by a director and a senior engineer. I could not answer the questions, but the interviewers were very professional and patient throughout the whole process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the difference between a const pointer int vs a pointer const int?
A non technical phone interview with hiring manager
One onsite technical interview with hiring manager which included 2 technical questions.
One online technical interview took 2 hours with hiring team lead which included 3 technical questions
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One logical question and one leetcode style quesiton