Is NVIDIA a good company to work for as a Hardware Design Engineer?

Hardware Design Engineer professionals working at NVIDIA have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 80 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of NVIDIA employees being 4.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Hardware Design Engineer Jobs at NVIDIA now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Hardware Design Engineer interview questions at NVIDIA .

Does NVIDIA pay Hardware Design Engineer employees well?

Hardware Design Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at NVIDIA with 3.6 out of 5 stars based on 80 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 20% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Hardware Design Engineer salaries at NVIDIA.

How happy are Hardware Design Engineer professionals working at NVIDIA?

83% of Hardware Design Engineer employees at NVIDIA would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 8% in the past 12 months. Hardware Design Engineer professionals have also rated NVIDIA with a 3.5 rating for work-life-balance, 4.0 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.9 rating for culture and values and 4.0 rating for career opportunities.

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 (86) , Senior Hardware Engineer (69) , Senior Engineer (61) , Senior ASIC Design Engineer (60) , Engineer (59) , 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 530 reviews)); "People are great and friendly." ((in 437 reviews)); "Pay and work life balance is good" ((in 335 reviews)); "good benefits and very considerate" ((in 322 reviews)); "good work culture and policies" ((in 307 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 be hard to maintain" ((in 39 reviews)); "Incompetent middle management" ((in 14 reviews)); "No room for growth due to favoritism of certain employees" ((in 11 reviews))

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4.0

83% would recommend to a friend

(80 total reviews)

Jensen Huang

94% approve of CEO

93% positive business outlook

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4.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Career opportunities

3.9

Culture & values

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.5

Senior management

Hardware Design Engineer employees have rated NVIDIA with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 80 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Hardware Design Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. NVIDIA is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Hardware Design Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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80 reviews

5.0

Jun 30, 2026

Amazing workplace, though some days can be hectic

Hardware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

its an amazing place to work at

Cons

theres no cons as such, some days can be hectic

5.0

Jun 30, 2026

Great culture and work-life balance, but lacks structure

Hardware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great culture and work life balance

Cons

Certains flows and methodologies aren't very structured across the org

4.0

Nov 19, 2025

Work experience

Hardware engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- WLB - RSU, ESPP - People - Technology

Cons

- Not many benefits - Sometimes long hours - Open Space - A lot of pressure all the time

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