Does Native Instruments pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Native Instruments employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Native Instruments. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Native Instruments?

35% of Native Instruments employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Native Instruments 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 2.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Native Instruments?

Software Engineer (11) , Manager (8) , Software Developer (5) , Marketing (4) , Product Manager (4) , Engineer (3) , Senior Manager (3) , Anonymous (2) , Devops Engineer (2) , Director (2) , Product Designer (2) , Product Owner (2) , Technical Support (2) , UX Designer (2) , Working Student (2)

What are the pros of working at Native Instruments according to real employee reviews?

"Some great products and colleagues" ((in 30 reviews)); "Amazing people, some of the nicest, most talented and creative individuals will be among your coworkers." ((in 21 reviews)); "Good benefits!" ((in 12 reviews)); "everyone that works there is amazing and the culture is great" ((in 8 reviews)); "Good health benefits package Cool and friendly coworkers" ((in 6 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Native Instruments according to real employee reviews?

"Many layoffs and massive swipes of layoffs" ((in 15 reviews)); "By the end, my salary was almost 8 percent less than other competitive companies." ((in 13 reviews)); "The upper management is ABSOLUTELY disconnected from the teams and colleagues at all levels." ((in 6 reviews)); "After comically indecisive and clueless leadership in the face of how businesses adapt to new opportunities, they now are in deep trouble." ((in 6 reviews)); "International communication sometimes is a bit slow" ((in 6 reviews))

What are employees saying about Native Instruments layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Native Instruments layoffs and their outlook for job security at Native Instruments in 2026.

Native Instruments reviews

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2.8

35% would recommend to a friend

(182 total reviews)

Nick Williams

65% approve of CEO

27% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Culture & values

2.5

Senior management

2.5

Compensation and benefits

2.5

Career opportunities

Native Instruments has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 182 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Native Instruments employee rating is 27% below average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

182 reviews

2.0

Oct 19, 2018

Unstable and risk to your income

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Many great individuals and cool products. Good facilities, amenities and benefits.

Cons

Poor leadership. One minute you are working with a great colleague and the next minute they are gone without explanation. People routinely dismissed who appear to be high performers. Heavy politics,and extremely poor communication from the top. Low autonomy and high chaos.

Native Instruments Response

7y

Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback. We have always had to make conscious decisions based on our business strategy, and we recognise that in the past year the LA office has experienced some changes for this reason. We appreciate your honesty, and we want you to feel secure and properly communicated with as a member of the NI team. It is an ongoing mission to put our best foot forward when it comes to how we communicate and engage with our global employees as peers and partners within the company. So once again, thank you for sharing your thoughts and we encourage you to continue reaching out to us with any further feedback, comments or ideas.

1.0

Aug 19, 2019

A Disaster At The Top

Digital strategist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

NI is known for its incredible products and innovative design. Music makers around the world rely on NI to continually push the envelope on sound and technology.

Cons

A TOTAL lack of strategy from the CEO and President. Where is the board in this mess? After raising money from EMH Partners in 2017, it's as if they themselves personally checked out. A failed sounds.com launch and a lackluster pipeline are only a few of the real concerns within the company. If changes aren't made at the top executive levels soon, Native Instruments will soon go the way of Kodak and other tech companies that became complacent and failed to innovate.

Native Instruments Response

6y

We appreciate you taking the time to give us your feedback and regret you felt unheard before. Firstly, during our 23-year history, we achieved many successes thanks to the ongoing passion and commitment of our employees like you and we are thankful for that. As you know now, our vision is to create a new, unified and fully integrated platform. There will continue to be more communication around this to ensure transparency and enable cross-functional collaboration as we continue moving in the platform direction.

2.0

Oct 19, 2018

The way the company runs concerns me

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I was always challenged in my day to day role I loved working with the employees A lot of passionate music creators Great benefits

Cons

Many layoffs and massive swipes of layoffs Job Security Top level in company lacks creative direction and patience Company moral is always up and down

Native Instruments Response

7y

Thank you for your note. We are glad that you were challenged in a positive way and enjoyed working with your co-workers at Native Instruments. The LA team has been going through a lot of ups and downs this year and we understand that your comments reflect that. However, Native Instruments is super focused on its strategy to offer users a closely integrated ecosystem of software, hardware and online products and services. In September, we announced the biggest product launch in the history of the company and are excited to continue to serve our customers with even better products. There is of course more that we could do to improve how we communicate and engage with our employees and our peers and partners in the industry and we are working on that. Thank you for your honest feedback.

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