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
The intervew process consisted of 2 tech screens followed by a panel. Interview questions were standard design problems, with Verilog coding ability and problem solving both targeted. Interviewers looked more at thought process than specific syntax.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Create a module that implements a vending machine.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at NVIDIA (Santa Clara, CA) in Dec 2018
Interview
I had a phone call by a senior member of the group, 2 weeks after, get an on-site interview invitation by the hiring manager. On-site starts at 10 am, ends at around 5 pm. Totally 6 round of 1:1, including VP and manager. Most questions are technical, few are behavioral.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Timing closure. How noise(cross-talk) affect setup/hold? How metal dimension affect timing?
