Is NVIDIA a good company to work for as a Software Engineer?

Software Engineer professionals working at NVIDIA have rated their employer with 4.5 out of 5 stars in 317 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of NVIDIA employees being 4.6 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer Jobs at NVIDIA now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at NVIDIA .

Does NVIDIA pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at NVIDIA with 4.3 out of 5 stars based on 317 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 6.7% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer salaries at NVIDIA.

How happy are Software Engineer professionals working at NVIDIA?

94% of Software Engineer employees at NVIDIA would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 1% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer professionals have also rated NVIDIA with a 4.2 rating for work-life-balance, 4.0 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.2 rating for culture and values and 4.2 rating for career opportunities.

What NVIDIA locations are top rated by Software Engineer employees?

NVIDIA locations which are top rated by Software Engineer employees are San Jose and Santa Clara .

What are the top reviewed jobs at NVIDIA?

Software Engineer (457) , Senior Software Engineer (292) , Systems Software Engineer (149) , Intern (131) , ASIC Engineer (122) , Process Executive (114) , Senior Systems Software Engineer (93) , Hardware Engineer (87) , Senior Hardware Engineer (69) , Senior Engineer (61) , Engineer (60) , Senior ASIC Design Engineer (60) , Senior ASIC Engineer (59) , System Software Engineer (59) , Verification Engineer (48)

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 531 reviews)); "People are great and friendly." ((in 441 reviews)); "Good work life balance and grow ing" ((in 340 reviews)); "good benefits and very considerate" ((in 321 reviews)); "good work culture and policies" ((in 299 reviews))

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

"Bad manager he was mean!" ((in 121 reviews)); "Sometimes you have to work long hours and not very well compensated." ((in 57 reviews)); "Sometimes work life balance can be hard to maintain" ((in 40 reviews)); "Incompetent middle management" ((in 14 reviews)); "Favoritism is big time." ((in 13 reviews))

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4.5

94% would recommend to a friend

(317 total reviews)

Jensen Huang

99% approve of CEO

99% positive business outlook

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4.3

Compensation and benefits

4.2

Culture & values

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.2

Career opportunities

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Senior management

Software Engineer employees have rated NVIDIA with 4.5 out of 5 stars, based on 317 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. NVIDIA is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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317 reviews

3.0

Jun 29, 2026

Good people and paternity leave amid chaos and stress

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Money, paternity leave, good people

Cons

Bad managers. Constant stress. Chaos

3.0

Jun 26, 2026

Good benefits, but limited internal transfer options

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, no layoff risk for now.

Cons

Internal team transfers are not encouraged

4.0

Jun 23, 2026

Exciting work, but no desk assignment yet

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Exciting work related to AI Safety and Security

Cons

No desk assigned yet due to company growth

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