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      National Instruments reviews

      3.7

      68% would recommend to a friend

      (2,459 total reviews)

      Alex Davern

      62% approve of CEO

      46% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Culture & values

      3.4

      Career opportunities

      3.3

      Compensation and benefits

      3.1

      Senior management

      National Instruments has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 2,459 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The National Instruments employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Manufacturing industry (3.5 stars).

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      2K reviews
      4.0
      Oct 6, 2014

      They trained me too well. 3 years later everyone is willing to pay me more than NI.

      Hardware engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great place to learn and work with talented people. They invest heavily on your training. Management is friendly and smart. Decent site in Austin. NI week is very enjoyable for employees.

      Cons

      They claim to hire only the best an brigtest. They hire above average performers, but they pay below average salaries. NI invests very cautiosly, you'll never see growth higher than 20% YoY, bonus will be small. If you work harder than everyone you won't get any rewards. Half of the skills you learn are non transferable.

      3.0
      Oct 4, 2014

      Used to be a great company, but bureaucracy and growth have changed the company from fun to just work.

      Software group manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great place to work for new developers and senior developers within R&D. Lots to learn and do and amazing products. Marketing org and significantly improved over the years and sales has as well.

      Cons

      IT and manufacturing get the raw end of the deal. Often way under payed, over worked and poorly managed. In R&D, staff engineers are stuck in a little bit in purgatory. They have the knowledge to do more, but have no say in the decisions and aren't empowered. Group managers are the same way. Senior managers have to sign off on everything. In summary, NI hasn't handled growth well. Adding layers and not properly educating their management, but assuming they'll learn through growth from within.

      3.0
      Sep 27, 2014

      Great place to start a career.

      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Work-life balance. Shaded parking. Health facility on campus. NI sponsors non-work related activities like volleyball, basketball, tennis, and golf leagues. The training and mentoring for new engineers is top notch.

      Cons

      Compensation rate plateaus, even if contribution rate does not.

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