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Well-meaning but management can't get out of their own way - Anonymous employee Native Instruments Employee Review

2.0
Jan 20, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Real value on work/life balance - Language courses, discounts on music industry miscellany - Great common-space with coffee, drinks, snacks, and comfortable areas to work outside of team rooms.

Cons

- "Water-scrum" - They'll hire just about anyone with a pulse right now because of new funding. - Legacy code and tech debt is a crippling problem here, and frankly it will bite them soon. - Depends which team you are on, but management whims can de-rail roadmaps that teams have worked on for months. - Middle management can be so political and power-hungry it's almost too funny to be mad at. - Tendency to abandon product features after one or two sprints. - Some teams struggle to get necessary skillsets that they depend on.

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5.0
Dec 7, 2023
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great people to work for

Cons

Doesn't pay a whole lot

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Native Instruments Response
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Thank you for your short and sweet feedback. We're thrilled to hear that you've found our team to be great to work with! Your feedback about pay is important to us, and we understand the significance of fair compensation. We're in the process of implementing a new global career framework with levels roles and salaries. As part of this, we evaluated our pay structures to ensure they remain competitive within the industry. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
4.0
Dec 3, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Super cool environment and amazing products that are easy to sell, cause who doesn't love music!

Cons

A lot of miscommunication and groupthink can make marketing projects spiral when they could have been more efficient by just meeting sooner.

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