employer cover photo
employer logo
employer logo

National Instruments

Is this your company?

National Instruments Software Engineering Group Manager reviews

2.2

7% would recommend to a friend

(13 total reviews)

Alex Davern

100% approve of CEO

4% positive business outlook

Reviews by job title

13 reviews
1.0
Jun 3, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good products. Good people who nl might leave soon if management doesn't react.

Cons

Although the work is great, expect 0.25% or no increase in salaries. 0 RSU's until you tell them that you are leaving NI. RSU's will be given to only those who are at flight risk. So, one has to remind their manager that they will be leaving to get any rewards.

4.0
Jun 19, 2017

Senior Group Manager

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Big company, opportunity to move departments, opportunity to move between different company locations including international and great work life balance

Cons

Sometimes hard to see career growth because of the large size of the company and slow growth that this sector has.

4.0
Jan 4, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The AE program connected me with a lot of intelligent and motivated people right out of college whom I remain friends with years later. It's focused on stable employment and management does care about their employees. I had opportunities here that I would not have been given in other stable employers. Work/life balance is amazing. There are no questions asked about being able to take time to take care of your kids or deal with life issues. Management is really supportive of people's needs and will bend over backwards in this area.

Cons

Being stable also means that it can be stagnant at times, and it seems like feedback takes a while to be received. I think there are some issues of morale in some of the teams under more pressure that go unaddressed. Management is often well intentioned, but their hands are tied to make real change in a lot of cases. Upper management often has a say-do gap where they will say they will make positive changes, but things stay the way they are. These messages sometimes don't even make it down to front line managers to effectively communicate, so they are left as confused as everyone else. Pay is ok, but the ceiling is really low if you are in software. In Austin, you can go across the street and make 30% more with same or better benefits.

Viewing 4 - 6 of 13 Reviews

Glassdoor has 2,927 National Instruments reviews submitted anonymously by National Instruments employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if National Instruments is right for you.