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Q&A With NVIDIA Employees
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How employees describe working at NVIDIA
Adaptive to individual situation and personal needs
Depending on the team you land on, the engineering work life balance can be downright horrendous.
Getting to work with incredible people
Quality is up the standards
Better collaboration and sharing of information on projects
What it's like to work at NVIDIA
- NVIDIA employees generally work 9.6 hrs a day
- Employees at NVIDIA report the work pace is extremely fast
- On a typical day, employees at NVIDIA have 2 meetings
- 81% of NVIDIA employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- NVIDIA employees most often take 20-30 paid vacation and sick days each year
- 64% of NVIDIA employees report they are happy with their work life balance
- NVIDIA employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a month
- 81% of NVIDIA employees call their work environment positive
Q&A With NVIDIA Employees
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How's the work life balance at NVIDIA?
Top Employee Response
In my department it is horrible. Working weekends lately is a given. Typically, 12+ hours. Stay away.
It's rat race, you work exhaustively and hopefully won't fail
Ever-changing priorities and micro-management from the executive level are not conducive to healthy work-life balance.
What are some of the best things about your team at NVIDIA?
Top Employee Response
Middle and upper management need to be better empowered by the CEO. They need to be given both responsibility and authority.
We can have direct conversations which challenge each other and at the same time be supportive.
We work well together, we enjoy each others company. We have a great management team that provides vision and roadmap for success
How's the vacation policy at NVIDIA?
Top Employee Response
The vacation policy at NVIDIA was revised a few years back to a employer-manager discretionary plan. Employees accrue no specific paid-time-off or sick-days, they simply "work it out" with their manager on an as-needed basis. For employees that have exemplary managers and the personal wherewithal to take their fare share of time-off, this is a great system. However, if a manager has poor team time-management skills, or if an employee doesn't plan carefully around product release schedules, the system can cause stress and tension within teams.
I have seen employees take vacation often, but the rest 90% are struggling to serve coming work so company benefits end of year because they lose all not taken time-off days.
What do people at NVIDIA think about the CEO? What do they do well and what can they improve?
Great CEO, but never saw him in my cubicle or invited me to have 1-1. He is survivor and normal person! His company is innovative and is experiencing great time in history of AI. Nvidia needs to hear engineers in constructive way.
He has a good public image. Internally, everybody is terrified of him. Like children at school with a principal. Upper management will throw JHH dates out of fear and push those downward without compromise. I doubt he would oppose this method.
If you could make changes, how would you improve the culture at NVIDIA?
Work with senior engineers to become leaders, allow them to take risk and encourage those who fail. In current environment people work hard with speed of light and eventually fail and when that happens there is sever consequences. Management should listen well and find root cause, isn't that their job?
Dissenting opinions are currently not tolerated at NVIDIA. The company could be far more successful than it is if the company didn't have to mobilize around only a single thing (currently Deep Learning) at a time. The Tegra consumer business - Tablets, Phones, Shield - is practically abandoned right now.
What do you like best about the leadership team at NVIDIA?
Top Employee Response
Our engineering leadership is smart and dedicated. They listen and challenge themselves to always be better. They lead by example.
NVIDIA is paternalistic. we build programs and benefits for all employees and their families. We value each individuals talents.
What is most positive about the culture and environment at NVIDIA?
Top Employee Response
It doesn't matter what level you are, you can have a big impact if you have an interest and a passion.
diversity, flexibility, intellectual honesty, shared vision
What is the best part about your compensation package at NVIDIA?
Top Employee Response
Our ESPP program is great
I have a great mix of salary and RSU's. I am compensated well for my position.
What makes you most happy at NVIDIA?
Top Employee Response
I like the work I do, I enjoy the culture and the people and know my work contributes to overall business vision
Working with smart and engaged co-workers.
Can you please tell me your mission and vision statement of NVIDIA?
Innovation: help company to adopt better technology speed: doing focus and efficient work one team: working together toward goal excellence and intellectual honesty: thorough work hope others do the same
What part of NVIDIA's business is growing fastest? What part is having difficulties?
Top Employee Response
Deep learning and automotive is getting the executive focus, while consumer products suffer.
What's the office vibe like at NVIDIA?
We got an email yesterday about the decibel level. Lots of out of touch older Silicon Valley guys. It is not going to be hip...ever.
What are your coworkers at NVIDIA like?
Immediate team is wonderful. In the trenches daily with them and they keep it light and respectful. It stops there though. As you expand out and upwards it gets more and more unsavory.
What interview questions does NVIDIA ask?
Top Employee Response
Typical team questions. They were most concerned with output and cohesion with engineers.
What's the interview process like at NVIDIA?
Typical. Rushed. Friendly. Although, no portfolio presentation on the loop. Now that I am thinking of it that was a red flag.
What's the company culture like at NVIDIA?
Top Employee Response
I can only speak for the software design culture, it is toxic. NVIDIA seems to have a lead by fear approach to their general culture. Biggest design issues are: 1. No relationship with my Product Owner(s?). They are in a single meeting every other week when we present work. They occasionally comment in Invision mainly to say we are wrong about x feature. There is no sense of real collaboration with any stakeholders. I am continuously the patsy for lack of communication & impartial requirements. 2. Management does not respect work/life balance. In less than a year, myself and my team have put in countless 12+ hr days. 3. Process...what a mess. There is no process. It is comical. It is a "know it when they see it" group of special folks. Designs will sit for months with no feedback only to have panicked changes while it is being engineered. If you apply don't take a bonus. The bonus requires you to stay at least a year. They take advantage of this caveat. I do not recommend.
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better at NVIDIA?
Middle and upper management need to be better empowered by the CEO. They need to be given both responsibility and authority.
How many women are in your team? is it diverse enough?
Top Employee Response
Not even one. We are an all-male but ethnically diverse team.
How are the benefits at NVIDIA for employees in Engineering?
NVIDIA's Engineering team rates their overall benefits an A+ and most of them think the perks are Good. 90% of NVIDIA employees in Engineering say they are satisfied with their benefits. The majority of employees in Engineering also get Unlimited of paid vacation, and most of them believe the cash value of their benefits is $1500 - $2500/mo.
How's career growth and advancement at NVIDIA?
62% of the same employees also feel like NVIDIA is invested in their career growth. On average, majority of employees do not have a mentor to help them navigate their career at NVIDIA.
How are the managers in the Engineering department at NVIDIA?
NVIDIA's Engineering team rates their manager an A or 77/100 and the majority believe their manager truly cares about them as a person. The engineering team (83%) also feels pretty comfortable providing negative feedback directly to their boss.
What's the pay like for employees at NVIDIA?
NVIDIA employees rates their pay and overall compensation an A+ or 79/100. 77% of employees believe they are paid fairly and 62% of employees get raises every year.
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Should I work at NVIDIA?
63% of NVIDIA employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers, whereas 15% are neutral and 22% would not recommend working at NVIDIA to their friends.
| 63% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 15% | Passive |
| 22% | Detractors |
Recently Asked Questions about working at NVIDIA
- Can you please tell me your mission and vision statement of NVIDIA?
- How's the vacation policy at NVIDIA?
- How's the work life balance at NVIDIA?
- What do people at NVIDIA think about the CEO? What do they do well and what can they improve?
- If you could make changes, how would you improve the culture at NVIDIA?
