Pros: The work and work culture are great. If you are someone who likes working for extended hours, this is a great place to work. The management is competent as well. The base pay is mediocre, and stock compensation is higher. Considering the stock has appreciated and is liquid, the upside on the compensation side is wonderful.

Cons: The work-life balance can get iffy if you are someone who is looking for a life outside of work.

Pros: NVIDIA is chock-full of really talented people. Most of the engineers and managers I dealt with were technically top-notch and very knowledgeable about graphics.

Cons: Engineers are spread around the projects like peanut butter. You don't have much of a project identity, since you get moved from project to project according to the whims of management. The pace is hectic, and the company seems to always run in crisis mode.

Pros: Jensen, our President/CEO, is very intelligent, driven, articulate, encouraging, warm, and approachable. What you see on stage is the same person you bump into in the halls or overhear at the bar. Yes, we have a really nice bar in our building. NVIDIA's success and amazing culture clearly comes from the top. During Covid, he has firmly repeated this message: "Put family first!" During the holidays, we don't have a big expensive company dinner; we volunteer or donate to our local communities. The work is challenging and meaningful. Compensation and benefits are great. I love my coworkers. I've been here almost five years. It's real, and I still can't believe how lucky I am.

Cons: NVIDIA innovates at a crazy pace. There is more work to do than time to do it. But everyone around you is working super hard. And doing what you love, with people you care about, for a president that seems genuinely to be one of the nicest human beings I've ever met makes me want to work extra hard, too. So the biggest negative is really self-inflicted.