Advice on Promotion at NVIDIA USA
Hello, community, I've recently joined NVIDIA in the USA as an IC2 in design verification. I come with 2.8 years of work experience in this field from India. My understanding is that individuals with around 3 years of experience often start at IC3. I'm keen to understand more about the career progression and promotion process to IC3 at NVIDIA. Specifically: • When do discussions about promotions typically occur with managers at NVIDIA? • What would be an effective approach to discuss my situation and prospects for promotion to IC3? • Are there any specific benchmarks or achievements I should aim for to strengthen my case? Any insights from those with experience at NVIDIA or similar tech companies would be greatly helpful. Thank you! TC: Base:155k; Bonus:20k; Stocks: 140k/4-year; Relocation: 8k #NVIDIACareers #CareerProgression #TechJobs #WorkExperience #PromotionAdvice #nvidia #hardware #engineer
Honest feedback - you just joined the company — I would take it as a red flag 🚩 if you immediately wanted to know how to get promoted. Have you shown impact ? Have you shipped features ? What value have you added ? In most roles, a new employee is a negative value add for the first 6 months while they onboard and ramp up. Just focus on doing the best you can first.
I joined my current workplace at the same time as another guy who had 3 years of VLSI experience before getting his MS degree. He was able to secure the position of IC3, despite not having much knowledge of the domain we currently work in. He had previously worked in PD and later switched to Verification. On the other hand, I lost the position of IC3 to him, even though I also have a background in Verification. I had six months less work experience than him, which was the reason for my loss.
It’s ok - don’t compare to others. Everyone has a different career arc. It is never precisely correlated 1:1 to years of experience. Sometimes your teammates will be at a higher level with fewer yoe than you. Sometimes you’ll be the other teammate. Don’t compare - just do your best at this role and learn as much as you can.
I joined my current workplace at the same time as another guy who had 3 years of VLSI experience before getting his MS degree. He was able to secure the position of IC3, despite not having much knowledge of the domain we currently work in. He had previously worked in PD and later switched to Verification. On the other hand, I lost the position of IC3 to him, even though I also have a background in Verification. I had six months less work experience than him, which was the reason for my loss.
You talk like a kid fresh out of college. That's IC2.
Is it an internal Nvidia transfer from India?
If there is a document somewhere that clearly define what each level means at Nvidia, then the first step is to look at the responsibilities expected at IC3. Have you been contributing at that level? Have you documented what you have done to prove it? If you do, then you should talk to your manager about how to get promoted, and what exactly do you need to do to get promoted.
I joined my current workplace at the same time as another guy who had 3 years of VLSI experience before getting his MS degree. He was able to secure the position of IC3, despite not having much knowledge of the domain we currently work in. He had previously worked in PD and later switched to Verification. On the other hand, I lost the position of IC3 to him, even though I also have a background in Verification. I had six months less work experience than him, which was the reason for my loss.
Cool bro, now stop copy-pasting this whiny jealous bullshit.