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
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at NVIDIA (Taipei) in Nov 2013
Interview
This was the Taiwan office so their English was not that great. They called me, a graphics designer, via a recruiting firm asking me for an interview to join their R&D department, so I thought this was related to interaction design. Apparently they were looking for software engineers instead, and even though I did explain myself, they made me go through a programming test nonetheless. I was able to answer some questions, as I do have a background in object oriented programming and had learned some C++ back in college, but of course it's nowhere near a software engineer's knowledge.
Had a technical interview of 2 hours where they told me a little bit about the job, asked me to introduce myself, asked me about a project I did, and then there was a coding question.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked me to explain about a project I did in university.
A typical software engineering coding interview focuses on problem-solving under time pressure. Candidates are usually given one or more algorithmic problems similar to those found on LeetCode. The interviewer evaluates data structures, algorithm selection, code correctness, time and space complexity analysis, communication clarity, edge-case handling, and debugging ability. Interviews often begin with clarifying questions, followed by writing executable or near-executable code on a shared editor or whiteboard. Strong candidates explain trade-offs, optimize incrementally, test thoughtfully, and remain calm while reasoning through unfamiliar problems.
