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 539 reviews)); "People are great and friendly." ((in 440 reviews)); "Pay and work life balance is good" ((in 335 reviews)); "good benefits and very considerate" ((in 334 reviews)); "good work culture and policies" ((in 306 reviews))

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

"Bad manager he was mean!" ((in 122 reviews)); "Sometimes you have to work long hours and not very well compensated." ((in 59 reviews)); "Sometimes work life balance can go for toss" ((in 39 reviews)); "Incompetent middle management" ((in 13 reviews)); "Favoritism is big time." ((in 11 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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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

5.0

May 3, 2026

Great environment and people, but a lot of work

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

really good enviroment and good people, good salary

Cons

alot of work, but on the other hand great experience

5.0

Apr 28, 2026

Very good company with no notable downsides

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very Good Company to work for

Cons

Nothing bad at this company

4.0

Apr 9, 2026

Great

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

WLB, Pay, Great environment for smart people

Cons

Unfortunately a bit of a toxic culture

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