Pays nice, and probably what everyone will rave about. Allows remote work
- Career growth?? No. Just typical promotions - Tiers and tiers of management who should have never been a manager, all of them supply their opinions at different stages of production -Absolutely 0 work/life balance
Comp and level in the offer being the same, which would you work at? Both for core systems software (kernel, firmware, etc) roles. Current TC 240k #google #nvidia
I am a new grad with offers at both nvidia and apple. They’re both similar in TC but nvidia has a higher base salary with less sign on/RSU. The apple position is working on iOS/MacOS kernel and user programs and Nvidia is on the deep learning library team. Which would be better to take if my end goa...Read more
How difficult are the interviews at IC6 levels for SWE? Are they leetcode based like fb/google or OS/Kernel knowledge based interviews? How would you compare nvidia interview difficulty against G/F? tc 600 #nvidia #google #meta
I have seen many threads for Software Engineer Salaries, Making thread for highest paying companies in india for Embedded Software/Firmware/Platform/Kernel engineers.. #intel #nvidia #broadcom #arista #cisco #amd #marvel #samsung #texas instruments #analogdevices #arm #nxpsemiconductor
What companies pay well for systems software? Besides the obvious NVIDIA and AMD? Systems software meaning kernel, embedded, upper layer networking software, something backend interfaces to that is homegrown, etc
Have received offers from both. Nvidia IC3 (Firmware - GPU) Offer: 165k, 230k/4, 25k sign-on (No annual bonus) Apple ICT3 (iOS kernel drivers) Offer: 165k, 240k/4, 50k sign-on (~10% annual bonus) Location: Bay Area What are the annual refreshers range at both the team? Current TC: 190k YOE: 2.8...Read more
I was laid off from Intel few months ago and somehow have been able to secure an interview with Nvidia. Have a technical phone interview scheduled for a software performance based role. Apart from being thorough with the projects I've listed on my resume and my work ex, what all topics should I be ...Read more
Currently at Nvidia SWE YOE 9 MS in CS from top 10 school Apple Offer: Team: kernel, bay area Base:180k RSU: 240k/4 Sign On 40K. I am assuming this is ICT4. This is after negotiating and they said it was their best offer. Their first offer was low at 180k/100k. Any more room to negotiate he...Read more
Ive interned at both and will most likely get offers from both (kernel/embedded). I've looked at levels.fyi and the qualcomm one seems to fluctuate between: base | stock/3 | bonus 90k-100k 40k-60k 15k - 25k where as the nvidia numbers are higher like base at 118k - 130k ,...Read more
Hi Guys, I have a good 5 YOE in Linux Kernel and looking for an opportunity in US or Europe. Have worked extensively in the Qualcomm Automotive Dev team and am ready to crack any kernel interview. I have 3 offers in India but I want to have better exposure. Any referrals or suggestions are highly a...Read more
Do EU FAANG / MAANG offices work in #embedded software domain especially #linux kernel drivers, firmware? If yes can someone share links to openings at such places? #microsoft #nvidia #google #meta #faang #amazon #tech #jobs #europe
Hello What to expect in Microsoft Linux Kernel Interviews? Do they ask design patterns and OOD? Long back I attended an interview where I got rejected saying I am presenting my design keeping "C" as in mind and not thinking in OOD. My main work is device driver development at kernel level, I have v...Read more
Do companies like Google, Meta, and Cruise ask system-specific questions for Embedded/Firmware/Kernel engineer roles? I am planning to start preparing for interviews, but wondering if I should start with Leetcode. I can comfortably do medium leetcode, but I think I need to take a refresher for more ...Read more
Some example roles would be: Kernel Engineer (Research) @ OpenAI Runtime & Optimization @ Waymo ML Compiler Engineer @ Waymo GPU Firmware Engineer @ Nvidia Is the TC high for these type of roles? I’m slowly started to move in this type of direction but I’ve seen high workloads, bad wlb, and lower ...Read more
Brief background about me: worked at Samsung India Currently at Nvidia India Masters from one of the top 7 IITs. 7yoe. I have good experience in Linux kernel and device drivers. I don't like the team that I am working at Nvidia as it demands lot of time. If you have similar experience, what are th...Read more
I am currently working for Nvidia as a systems programmer. Have ~6 yoe experience in Linux kernel and device driver development. I would like to apply to Microsoft. What level should I target? What's expected in interviews? How to prepare for Microsoft interviews? TC: ~45LPA
Currently applying for new grad positions at Nvidia and I have applied to many roles in the past. Given that I have experience with kernel development and the os in general, I noticed that quite a few positions are very relevant to my experience but unfortunately I have never heard back from any of ...Read more
(for a friend) Currently working in Intel, got an offer from Nvidia and Microsoft, some details and considerations below: - Nvidia paying ~133k for senior software engineer, Microsoft 113k for level 60 sde - nvidia team is Cuda chips driver team and Microsoft is display kernel development team in w...Read more
I gave 5 interviews for a position in the NVIDIA Bangalore Automotive team. HR told me that the REQ for which I was getting hired is on hold. It's been a month since I gave all the interviews. They have not rejected my application but are saying that they cannot comment as of now till the REQ is act...Read more