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Written Test: 1. Object question based on Mutex, C puzzles, OS, Data Structures 2. Implement Producer Consumer Problems 3. Calculate the sum of two polynomials F2F: 1. Process Vs Threads 2. Why we need Process if we have Thread 3. What is Scheduler? How does it work? 4. Priority Inversion 5. Set the bits within a given Range 6. Memory allocation 7. Endianness
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Senior Systems Software Engineer

Interviewed at NVIDIA

4.6★
Jun 14, 2018

Written Test: 1. Object question based on Mutex, C puzzles, OS, Data Structures 2. Implement Producer Consumer Problems 3. Calculate the sum of two polynomials F2F: 1. Process Vs Threads 2. Why we need Process if we have Thread 3. What is Scheduler? How does it work? 4. Priority Inversion 5. Set the bits within a given Range 6. Memory allocation 7. Endianness

1. Increment a huge number (that does not fit into a int/long) by 1. 2. Find if string is a palindrome 3. Find palindromic substring in a given string (I did not Mancher's algo but brute force method). The interviewer as okay with it. 4. Find loop in the linked list.
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Senior Systems Engineer

Interviewed at NVIDIA

4.6★
Sep 7, 2020

1. Increment a huge number (that does not fit into a int/long) by 1. 2. Find if string is a palindrome 3. Find palindromic substring in a given string (I did not Mancher's algo but brute force method). The interviewer as okay with it. 4. Find loop in the linked list.

It was difficult to get a complete view of the position since the work was "need to know." Still, the hiring manager did a good job in conveying that the work was very interesting (it is) and makes a contribution to the safety and security of the nation.
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Senior Lead Secure Systems Engineer

Interviewed at BAE Systems USA

3.7★
Nov 7, 2013

It was difficult to get a complete view of the position since the work was "need to know." Still, the hiring manager did a good job in conveying that the work was very interesting (it is) and makes a contribution to the safety and security of the nation.

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