Nvidia

Hardware and AI software leader powering the global generative AI revolution.

4 Rounds ~25 Days Very Hard

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Recruiter Screen (30 min)

Standard fit check, behavioral questions, and resume overview.

Technical Loop (3-4 Rounds)

Deep dive into domain knowledge, coding, and system design.

Interview Question Bank

All Roles Data Engineer 8 Data Scientist 5 Product Manager 1

All Topics System Design 9 SQL 8 Algorithms 8 Big Data Frameworks 6 Culture Fit 4 Experience 3 Data Modeling 2 Orchestration 2

Data Engineer • Coding • hard

Write a SQL query to find the top 3 consecutive days where GPU utilization exceeded 90% across our data centers.

#Window Functions #CTEs #Gaps and Islands

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Data Engineer • Coding • medium

Write a SQL query to calculate the rolling 7-day average of daily active users (DAU) accessing our cloud gaming platform (GeForce NOW), optimized for a massive dataset.

#Window Functions #Aggregations #Performance

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Data Engineer • Coding • medium

Write a SQL query to calculate the 7-day rolling average of GPU utilization percentage for each cluster in our data center.

#Window Functions #Time Series #Aggregations

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Data Engineer • Coding • hard

Write a SQL query to identify 'sessions' of user activity on the Nvidia Developer portal. A new session starts if there is a gap of more than 30 minutes between actions.

#Gaps and Islands #Window Functions #Date/Time Functions

Practice

Data Engineer • Coding • medium

Write a SQL query to find the top 3 longest-running AI training jobs in each department, including ties.

#Window Functions #Ranking

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Data Engineer • Coding • medium

Write a SQL query to calculate the cumulative sum of terabytes processed per day by a specific pipeline, but the sum must reset to zero at the beginning of each month.

#Window Functions #Aggregations

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Data Engineer • Coding • medium

Write a SQL query to find all pipelines that have failed on three or more consecutive days.

#Window Functions #Self Joins #Advanced SQL

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Data Engineer • Coding • hard

Write a SQL query to calculate the 30-day retention rate of developers using the Nvidia Developer portal. Retention is defined as a user logging in on day 0 and also logging in on day 30.

#Cohort Analysis #Self Joins #Date Math

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