Is National Instruments a good company to work for as a Staff Software Engineer?

Staff Software Engineer professionals working at National Instruments have rated their employer with 3.1 out of 5 stars in 86 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of National Instruments employees being 3.7 out of 5 stars. Search open Staff Software Engineer Jobs at National Instruments now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Staff Software Engineer interview questions at National Instruments .

Does National Instruments pay Staff Software Engineer employees well?

Staff Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at National Instruments with 2.3 out of 5 stars based on 86 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 35.7% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Staff Software Engineer salaries at National Instruments.

What are the top reviewed jobs at National Instruments?

Software Engineer (168) , Applications Engineer (94) , Staff Software Engineer (87) , Senior Software Engineer (69) , Technical Support Engineer (48) , Account Manager (46) , Intern (45) , Engineer (35) , Field Sales Engineer (20) , Hardware Engineer (20) , Programme Analyst (20) , Project Manager (20) , Product Marketing Manager (19) , Principal Software Engineer (18) , Software Engineer(Internship) (18)

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

"People there are great and always willing to help or teach you how things work." ((in 319 reviews)); "good work life balance and work ethic" ((in 231 reviews)); "good food and benefit in company" ((in 132 reviews)); "Got to work with some great colleagues" ((in 84 reviews)); "Good Work Environment and enjoyable" ((in 80 reviews))

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

"People complain about low salaries don’t understand pay reflects the market value of the company." ((in 227 reviews)); "People learn to live with it and perceive they are subsidizing culture with low pay." ((in 187 reviews)); "poor management could be detrimental to your career success" ((in 108 reviews)); "Compensation for software jobs is low compared to similar software companies" ((in 53 reviews)); "Frequent layoff" ((in 46 reviews))

National Instruments Staff Software Engineer reviews

3.1

51% would recommend to a friend

(86 total reviews)

Alex Davern

40% approve of CEO

21% positive business outlook

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Staff Software Engineer employees have rated National Instruments with 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 86 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Staff Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. National Instruments is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Staff Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

86 reviews

3.0

Jan 30, 2015

India office is full of politics

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good talent, product company, core values

Cons

Office politics Long term growth path is less

5.0

Jan 12, 2015

Great place to work

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great, smart people to work with. Culture of innovation. Focus on career growth and training. Good health benefits.

Cons

Medium sized company growing into large company causes growing pains

2.0

Oct 26, 2014

Meh

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cool people to work with, Austin is a great city, and every now and then a customer makes something truly awesome with NI hardware.

Cons

Growth opportunities are limited and the salary hasn't kept up with the times. Growing pains are showing as NI attempts to expand.

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