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      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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      4.2

      Work/Life balance

      4.1

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.2

      Career opportunities

      2.4

      Senior management

      2.3

      Compensation and benefits

      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).

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      86 reviews
      4.0
      Aug 20, 2013

      Stable, respectful company with decent benefits but middling compensation

      Staff software engineer
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      CEO approval
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      Pros

      NI is really flexible and lets you work around your life, not live around your work. The work is challenging. There's not a lot of bureaucracy. Employees drive a lot of the decisions and are given a lot of responsibility. Zero micromanaging in my management chain.

      Cons

      The pay is below average and the vacation accrual is well below average. The work is sometimes mundane, despite being challenging.

      5.0
      Jan 30, 2013

      Great place to work for talented engineers!

      Staff software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Many opportunities for engineers - software, hardware, etc... Management encourages changes roles to find the right fit. NI hires talented engineers, so you rarely work with incompetent people. Work life balance is encouraged, and most managers are understanding if you have family, so you usually don't have to worry about working insane hours - except of course for the occasional release push. Also - Austin is a great place to live!

      Cons

      Salary can be low compared to competition... but make sure you look at cost of living when comparing - Austin is a fairly inexpensive place to live. NI used to operate like a small company with limited bureaucracy, but they've grown which means that shared processes can sometimes get in the way of development. So far management has mitigated some of this, and I don't think it is nearly as bad as other big companies.

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