Skip to contentSkip to footer
      employer cover photo
      employer logo
      employer logo

      National Instruments

      Is this your company?

      National Instruments Software Engineer reviews

      Compare reviews

      3.6

      80% would recommend to a friend

      (162 total reviews)

      Alex Davern

      52% approve of CEO

      29% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.5

      Work/Life balance

      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      3.2

      Senior management

      3.0

      Compensation and benefits

      Software Engineer employees have rated National Instruments with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 162 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. National Instruments is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Reviews by job title

      162 reviews
      3.0
      Jul 2, 2008

      Laid back environment, intelligent coworkers, average pay.

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Laid back environment, intelligent coworkers. Management does a reasonable job of communicating things from the top on down. 40 hour work week is typical. Good place for an engineer with a family. Benefits, despite shrinking in value over the years, are still pretty good.

      Cons

      Still thinks it's a small company when it's not. Steady erosion of benefits over the years. The gap between the individual contributors and the management continues to grow. The profit sharing formula is insulting. No one realistically expects that NI will ever see 40% growth. Ever. Again. Bonuses in general are kind of a joke. "Gee, thanks for the $100 gift certificate after busting my butt for months on end."

      3.0
      Jun 18, 2008

      National Instruments provides job security as long as you go above and beyond.

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Never had a layoff, so there is job security. There are several fun projects. The environment is very technically advanced. I learned more in my first year at National Instruments than I did at any of my previous jobs. They have great benefits and provide great learning opportunities.

      Cons

      Managers are just that, managers, not leaders. They use their positional status to effect change more than actually leading. I have known a few people who were "encouraged" to find another job because some manager did not think they were doing enough, and then others had to take over their projects (or worse, they languished) because they were needed.

      5.0
      Jun 17, 2008

      Great company, laid back, values employees

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      National Instruments is a great company, I'm really happy here. NI really respects and values its employees. One of the motto's here is that we hire the best and the brightest, and we do. NI is extremely flexible on hours, vacation, etc. They have deck parties a few times a year where we all stop working at 4:30 and go outside, relax, and drink from NI-provided kegs of beer. Everyone here really takes the "work hard, play hard" mentality seriously.

      Cons

      The pay is competitive here, but it isn't the highest around. You can find higher paying jobs. You just have to ask yourself if the extra pay is worth losing all the great things about NI.

      Viewing 160 - 162 of 162 Reviews
      Related searches: National Instruments Software Engineer jobs | National Instruments Software Engineer salaries | National Instruments benefits | National Instruments Software Engineer interviews
      National Instruments reviewsNational Instruments Software Engineer reviews

      Glassdoor has 2,924 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.