High pay, high pressure: a prestigious job that comes at the cost of burnout - Software Engineer NVIDIA Employee Review

3.0
20 Jan 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Stocks Compensation is ok Prestige Vacation days Remote work Benefits - healthcare & presents

Cons

Constant push for “speed-of-light” and features increase, with no regard to the team’s capacity. A lot of pressure, causing stress & burnout. Work/life/war balance is not great. Only respecting workers' mental health on paper, and not in reality, ignoring burnout. Lack of possibility to provide feedback for managers and/or team members. A performance review takes up a third of the year. Slow career growth, the promotions are based only on years worked and managers opinion, not on actual performance and impact. Toxic corporate culture and communication. Micromanagement. Normalized working sick, working on weekends or holidays. Fear of higher management and hiding issues. Lack of planning. No team culture, feeling isolated. Lack of visibility of impact due to the huge scale of the project. Repetitive and routine tasks. Old tools for code & task management. A lot of proprietary knowledge that won't be needed anywhere else. High requirements for new hires, complex and not optimal hiring process, frequent hiring freezes. Too much reliance on AI and its impact on productivity. Political neutrality.

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5.0
29 May 2026
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Pros

Great perks, good employee care

Cons

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5.0
21 May 2026
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Pros

Fantastic work culture, great work life balance. People are genuinely excited about what they are working on and the projects are cutting edge. Unlimited tokens (for now at least). Flexible hybrid policy, and easy to take PTO. Leadership is very forward thinking, for a large company there's a lot of sense that employees matter. No layoffs in almost 20 years. Food is pretty good and subsidized. Great benefits, and competitive compensation especially for hardware roles.

Cons

Only minor gripes - currently no gym, and the parking is very limited at HQ. This is being addressed, but won't be completed until 2028. Company has been growing faster than the offices, so there aren't enough desks for everyone. Slightly inconvenient when you can't get a temp desk where you need, but most of the time it's no problem.

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