Does Native Instruments pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Native Instruments employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Native Instruments. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Native Instruments?

35% of Native Instruments employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Native Instruments 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 2.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Native Instruments?

Software Engineer (11) , Manager (8) , Software Developer (5) , Marketing (4) , Product Manager (4) , Engineer (3) , Senior Manager (3) , Anonymous (2) , Devops Engineer (2) , Director (2) , Product Designer (2) , Product Owner (2) , Technical Support (2) , UX Designer (2) , Working Student (2)

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

"Some great products and colleagues" ((in 31 reviews)); "Great people to work for" ((in 22 reviews)); "Good benefits!" ((in 11 reviews)); "There are great people here and the team does try hard to satisfy the employees." ((in 9 reviews)); "everyone that works there is amazing and the culture is great" ((in 8 reviews))

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

"Bad management and lack of care for employees" ((in 20 reviews)); "By the end, my salary was almost 8 percent less than other competitive companies." ((in 13 reviews)); "Constant layoffs and no job security (even people who had been working there for 20 years)" ((in 12 reviews)); "There are no bonuses whatsoever." ((in 6 reviews)); "The upper management is ABSOLUTELY disconnected from the teams and colleagues at all levels." ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Native Instruments layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Native Instruments layoffs and their outlook for job security at Native Instruments in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Native Instruments locations?

Los Angeles , Hollywood , Boston

Native Instruments reviews

2.8

35% would recommend to a friend

(31 total reviews)

Nick Williams

65% approve of CEO

27% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Culture & values

2.5

Senior management

2.5

Compensation and benefits

2.5

Career opportunities

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Reviews by job title

31 reviews

Reviews about "Culture"

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1.0

Nov 24, 2018

Fear Based Workplace & Lack of Transparency

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The core employees are extremely talented and inspirational to work alongside. Music technology is a dynamic field to work in. The benefits package was greatly improved and competitive. Dog friendly environment.

Cons

The environment is prefaced on fear and secrecy. There is a massive lack of transparency and trust. Goals by upper management are not shared honestly with teams and as a result teams are set up for failure. Management does not focus on the larger strategy and makes hasty decisions without taking the time to understand. Time differences and extensive European vacation allowances make globally dependent deliveries impossible in a timely matter as all progress is stagnant while people are out of office. As a result collaboration is slow and technology can not move fast enough.

1.0

Oct 20, 2018

Don’t put your livelihood in jeopardy by working here

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Talented, skilled peers. Good benefits package. Work with musicians.

Cons

They hired professionals while rapidly growing but did not let people actually do the responsibilities they were hired for. Dictator like decisions were made at the top that were not data driven or user centric. Pivots were made on a whim and customers were adversely impacted. The executive team let a promising new product fail and layed off people. Soon before this, they restructured teams in a way that made no logical sense, moving subject matter experts away from where they could help the product most. No respect was given to long term team members who built the product from the start. If anyone disagreed with the new direction, they were fired. Experts were not consulted for strategic decisions and middle management was ineffective. Instead of letting the people they hired help drive the company forward, they buried them.

Native Instruments Response

7y

We appreciate your feedback and would never want you to feel insecure in your working environment. As you mentioned, the focus on employee perks and benefits package was a big priority for the People Team in 2017 and 2018. Those initiatives were put in place specifically to help our employees know how valued they are. We know that as a result of decisions made based on our business strategy there has been an ebb and flow of changes across the company. We thank you for sharing your feedback on the methods of communication around these changes and want you to know that we take it into account moving forward as we look toward the year ahead in 2019.

2.0

Oct 19, 2018

Unstable and risk to your income

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Many great individuals and cool products. Good facilities, amenities and benefits.

Cons

Poor leadership. One minute you are working with a great colleague and the next minute they are gone without explanation. People routinely dismissed who appear to be high performers. Heavy politics,and extremely poor communication from the top. Low autonomy and high chaos.

Native Instruments Response

7y

Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback. We have always had to make conscious decisions based on our business strategy, and we recognise that in the past year the LA office has experienced some changes for this reason. We appreciate your honesty, and we want you to feel secure and properly communicated with as a member of the NI team. It is an ongoing mission to put our best foot forward when it comes to how we communicate and engage with our global employees as peers and partners within the company. So once again, thank you for sharing your thoughts and we encourage you to continue reaching out to us with any further feedback, comments or ideas.

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