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

Staff Software Developer professionals working at National Instruments have rated their employer with 3.2 out of 5 stars in 88 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 Developer Jobs at National Instruments now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Staff Software Developer interview questions at National Instruments .

Does National Instruments pay Staff Software Developer employees well?

Staff Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at National Instruments with 2.3 out of 5 stars based on 88 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 35.7% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Staff Software Developer salaries at National Instruments.

How happy are Staff Software Developer professionals working at National Instruments?

52% of Staff Software Developer employees at National Instruments would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 29% in the past 12 months. Staff Software Developer professionals have also rated National Instruments with a 4.3 rating for work-life-balance, 3.9 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.1 rating for culture and values and 3.2 rating for career opportunities.

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 322 reviews)); "Good work life balance and company cultures." ((in 244 reviews)); "good food and benefit in company" ((in 129 reviews)); "Good Work Environment and enjoyable" ((in 87 reviews)); "Got to work with some great colleagues" ((in 81 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 219 reviews)); "People learn to live with it and perceive they are subsidizing culture with low pay." ((in 177 reviews)); "poor management could be detrimental to your career success" ((in 110 reviews)); "Salaries/total compensation is low and losing ground to other technology companies" ((in 57 reviews)); "The layoffs are also usually followed by a round of hires overseas." ((in 43 reviews))

National Instruments Staff Software Developer reviews

3.2

52% would recommend to a friend

(88 total reviews)

Alex Davern

43% approve of CEO

23% positive business outlook

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Staff Software Developer employees have rated National Instruments with 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 88 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Staff Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. National Instruments is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Staff Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Manufactura industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

88 reviews

4.0

Nov 22, 2013

Great place to start a career

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people; transformative software; Flexible work schedules & independence; Long term company vision and culture; supportive of career development and academic pursuits; Good work-life balance

Cons

Average compensation but RPEs are lower in T&M than other industries generally; Difficult to explain the company & industry to others, i.e., low relatability;

4.0

Sep 5, 2013

Great company doing exciting work

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I get to work on a project I'm excited about and actually enjoy working on. The products NI makes get used for tons of awesome engineering applications. I feel like I'm contributing to something that is making the world a better place. The culture is relaxed, open and friendly. I like the people I work with and I feel like leadership generally makes good decisions. NI is very good about communicating with it's employees regardless of whether the news is good or bad. This gives me a lot of confidence in the company. Even when times are bad (2009 era for example) I feel like they try harder than most companies to be a stable employer and make decisions that balance the needs of the employees with the needs of the business.

Cons

I feel like I could probably be making a better salary elsewhere. To me personally, I feel like the benefit of enjoying coming to work probably outweighs the difference in salary though.

4.0

Aug 20, 2013

Stable, respectful company with decent benefits but middling compensation

Staff software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

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.

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