Is NVIDIA a good company to work for as a Hardware System Engineer?

Hardware System Engineer professionals working at NVIDIA have rated their employer with 4.8 out of 5 stars in 72 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of NVIDIA employees being 4.6 out of 5 stars. Search open Hardware System Engineer Jobs at NVIDIA now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Hardware System Engineer interview questions at NVIDIA .

Does NVIDIA pay Hardware System Engineer employees well?

Hardware System Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at NVIDIA with 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 72 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.2% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Hardware System Engineer salaries at NVIDIA.

How happy are Hardware System Engineer professionals working at NVIDIA?

99% of Hardware System Engineer employees at NVIDIA would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 16% in the past 12 months. Hardware System Engineer professionals have also rated NVIDIA with a 4.9 rating for work-life-balance, 4.9 rating for diversity and inclusion, 5.0 rating for culture and values and 4.6 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at NVIDIA?

Software Engineer (457) , Senior Software Engineer (295) , Systems Software Engineer (149) , Intern (131) , ASIC Engineer (122) , Process Executive (114) , Senior Systems Software Engineer (93) , Hardware Engineer (87) , Senior Hardware Engineer (69) , Engineer (62) , Senior Engineer (61) , Senior ASIC Design Engineer (60) , Senior ASIC Engineer (59) , System Software Engineer (59) , Verification Engineer (49)

What are the pros of working at NVIDIA according to real employee reviews?

"Great culture around designing the highest performance products based on what can be done verses what is "good enough"." ((in 534 reviews)); "People are great and friendly." ((in 433 reviews)); "Good work life balance and grow ing" ((in 332 reviews)); "good benefits and very considerate" ((in 318 reviews)); "good work culture and policies" ((in 297 reviews))

What are the cons of working at NVIDIA according to real employee reviews?

"Bad manager he was mean!" ((in 119 reviews)); "Sometimes you have to work long hours and not very well compensated." ((in 59 reviews)); "Sometimes work life balance can be hard to maintain" ((in 39 reviews)); "Incompetent middle management" ((in 13 reviews)); "Internal politics and Favoritism" ((in 12 reviews))

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NVIDIA Hardware System Engineer reviews

4.8

99% would recommend to a friend

(72 total reviews)

Jensen Huang

99% approve of CEO

99% positive business outlook

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5.0

Culture & values

5.0

Senior management

4.9

Diversity & inclusion

4.9

Work/Life balance

4.6

Career opportunities

4.5

Compensation and benefits

System/Hardware Engineer employees have rated NVIDIA with 4.8 out of 5 stars, based on 72 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most System/Hardware Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. NVIDIA is rated 25% above average by System/Hardware Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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72 reviews

4.0

Jul 6, 2020

Good experience, but no work-life balance

Hardware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work culture Good compensation Great office space and benefits

Cons

Work-life balance is seriously absent

5.0

Jun 18, 2020

Great company

Hardware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nvidia is a great company to work. An excellent options and conditions

Cons

Required a long work hours

4.0

Mar 20, 2020

Amazing technology to work on but culture is hit or miss

Hardware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity to work on the cutting edge of robotics, autonomous vehicles, and large scale datacenter issues. Small teams so outgoing employees can take on more responsibilities and learn Brand new labs and work space

Cons

Some initiatives lack experts on the team so young employees do not have good mentors and have to learn the hard way. Compensation is far behind FAANG. Salary may be above average but stock compensation is extremely lacking. Product roadmaps change constantly with a lack of detailed communication on why

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