Nvidia

I can't seem to offer any pros right now.

I've worked at Nvidia for 10+ years. Nvidia, as a company, is good. But, what matters is the team/department culture. We used to have a good, low-key environment until a few years back. Unfortunately, the Mixed Signal team has become a horribly toxic environment to work in.

There was a reorganization a few years back, and then another one. It seems that we are constantly reorganizing so that upper management gets promoted to higher ranks. Many of the original folks left the company to join Apple, Samsung, etc., and their positions are filled with these new guys.

Nowadays, there is a very toxic environment and politics. Managers and directors keep promoting themselves, and if something goes wrong in the design, they point their fingers at designers instead of owning the responsibility. They also fight with each other to get ahead of others, to the point that it is disgusting. It is the worst environment I've encountered in my 15+ years.

I think that the best sign of how bad the situation is can be seen from their job postings. They have been trying to hire one 'quality' senior engineer for a long time (their postings are all over the place), but no good candidate accepts their offer, and they go to other companies such as Apple and Micron instead. I guess that people know about the environment here.

I suggest that you build your career somewhere else and don't even waste your time with interviews. But, if you decide to apply and if they give you an offer (it is usually above average, for a reason :)), use it as leverage against some other offer and move on with your life. You don't want to waste your time with these folks.

Anyways, I started to prepare my own resume after 15 years here.

Advice to Jensen:

You should watch what is going on in your company before these folks destroy it for you.