Choose Intel if you can. - Senior Hardware Engineer NVIDIA Employee Review

2.0
Apr 21, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

This company has brought a lot of formerly-high-end features to the PC. If it wasn't for it people would still be playing 3D games on workstations. 3D graphics is a very rewarding field to work in, probably more rewarding than anything else in IT.

Cons

The people in power are incompetent. It used to be that those in power came from other companies and were really good and took decisions which reliably bent over the competition. These people have long ago left and have been replaced with promoted people who have no idea what they're doing. These new people obsess, backstab, in fact, they do anything they can to hide their inability to think properly. The rank and file then has to live with the pressure.

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5.0
Jun 13, 2026
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Pros

Salary especially if joined early

Cons

Culture for some times only

5.0
Jun 10, 2026
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Pros

Technical excellence and engineering rigor – Working alongside some of the smartest engineers in the industry. Code reviews, architecture discussions, and performance optimization were taken seriously. Cutting-edge technology – Unparalleled exposure to GPUs, CUDA, AI infrastructure, and low-level systems programming. Truly a place where you can work on problems that define the next decade of computing. Impact – Your work ships in products used by millions of gamers, researchers, and data centers worldwide. That visibility is rare and rewarding. Leadership in AI/ML – NVIDIA is not just riding the AI wave; it’s enabling it. Being at the center of that as an engineer was professionally transformative. Compensation – Competitive salary + RSUs that have appreciated significantly over time. The financial upside for long-term employees has been substantial.

Cons

Internal mobility – Moving between teams (e.g., from automotive to gaming) was harder than promised. Managers sometimes blocked transfers.

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