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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
      Sep 25, 2008

      NI - a good place to begin a career

      Product marketing engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      National Instruments is a fun, relaxed workplace. People frequently come in wearing shorts and flipflops and it's easy to make your schedule flexible. Management is normally pretty open to feedback, and it's definitely possible to move around (laterally) within the company to try different things. It's easy to get some fantastic, resume building experience in a short period of time.

      Cons

      With such a flat organization, it can be difficult to make significant career advances. Salaries also don't increase quite as fast as some competitors. NI is looking for people who are passionate about its culture and products - and those people typically work for less.

      2.0
      Sep 24, 2008

      Watch out for backstabbing middle managers!

      Staff hardware engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Interesting technology, very smart people.

      Cons

      Some first-line and middle managers have learned that the way to get ahead is to: 1) Assign your work to an underling so you can spend all your time sucking up to your boss; 2) Take all the credit for your team members' accomplishments; and 3) Have someone to throw under the bus when something goes wrong.

      3.0
      Sep 17, 2008

      Good place to work, depending on the position

      Staff software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      NI is an excellent place to learn top notch technical skills. Their products are very technically challenging and they have some smart people. New grads are given a lot of responsibility & opportunities to learn.

      Cons

      Each group is different, so hope you get a good one! NI tends to be great for new graduates, but can be frustrating once you learn the ropes. NI takes a very conservative approach to product development, investing a small amount of time & resources over a large variety of product ideas & development. This diversity causes stability, but can also limit success and lead to many mediocre products/projects.

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