Hey everyone, targeting the NVIDIA SoC Hardware Engineer NCG 2026 role. Here’s where I stand:
What I’ve prepared so far:
• Pipeline hazards (structural, data, control), forwarding, stalling
• Vector processors & SIMD basics
• Cache hierarchy, cache coherency (MESI basics)
• Memory hierarchy (registers → DRAM)
• STA, CDC, RDC, VDC - fundamentals level
• Python scripting (CSV handling, automation)
- Low power techniques as well.
- AHB lite, APB, AXI4, AXI4lite
Target level: New grad, Master’s in Computer Engineering
My question: Given the JD focuses heavily on microarchitecture, bus protocols, coherency, connectivity, and performance/power tradeoffs - what topics am I missing or need to go deeper on before I walk into this interview?
Anything from real interview experience with NVIDIA SoC/architecture rounds would be super helpful.