Scientific Software Engineer Interview Questions

89 scientific software engineer interview questions shared by candidates

I won't give away the questions, but my team cared a lot about issues that are important in multi-threaded programming. These were general, fundamental parallel programming questions. No questions were CUDA specific. In fact, basic knowledge of a specific parallel programming framework (like OpenMP) would not help much. The questions were fair and the interviewers were nice.
avatar

Senior Scientific Software Developer

Interviewed at NVIDIA

4.4
Aug 20, 2022

I won't give away the questions, but my team cared a lot about issues that are important in multi-threaded programming. These were general, fundamental parallel programming questions. No questions were CUDA specific. In fact, basic knowledge of a specific parallel programming framework (like OpenMP) would not help much. The questions were fair and the interviewers were nice.

You are in a rowing boat on a lake. A large heavy rock is also in the boat. You heave the rock overboard. It sinks to the bottom of the lake. What happens to the water level in the lake? Does it rise, fall or stay the same?
avatar

Scientific Software Engineer

Interviewed at Science and Technology Facilities Council

4
Nov 7, 2021

You are in a rowing boat on a lake. A large heavy rock is also in the boat. You heave the rock overboard. It sinks to the bottom of the lake. What happens to the water level in the lake? Does it rise, fall or stay the same?

Viewing 81 - 90 interview questions

See Interview Questions for Similar Jobs

Glassdoor has 89 interview questions and reports from Scientific software engineer interviews. Prepare for your interview. Get hired. Love your job.