I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at NVIDIA
Interview
Interview started with tech person, they offered some coffee. Advanced questions about latest graphics tech, non trivial problem solving questions, algorithms. After technical questions there were generic personality questions mostly related to HR.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How does transparency works in regards to individual pixels
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at NVIDIA (Saint Louis, MO) in Mar 2016
Interview
Applied through a friend. Was asked about programming experience in OpenGL and artificial intelligence. Was given a phone interview several days later, discussed resume and graphics settings; what I use in games I play, and what I'd use in an ideal setup. In person interview consisted of more personality questions, a graphics themed 'spot the differences' quiz, an example of how to submit a bug report, and finally a couple sessions of Heroes of the Storm.
HR seemed disorganized, occasionally only sending me new information after a reminder email, even getting the time of my in person interview wrong due to timezone differences.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can you see the ambient occlusion effect in one image compared to another?
Game Tester applicants have rated the interview process at NVIDIA with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Game Tester roles take an average of 12 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at NVIDIA overall takes an average of 25 days.
Common stages of the interview process at NVIDIA as a Game Tester according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Skills test: 33%
Phone interview: 33%
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