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      3.7

      68% would recommend to a friend

      (2,458 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 2,458 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
      3.0
      Aug 10, 2008

      Good place to start career, but limited long-term career growth opportunities

      Staff software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Most employees are very smart, friendly, and easy to work with. Communication from management to employees is generally open, detailed, and timely. The company is very stable and profitable, which is very important these days.

      Cons

      National Instruments is a great place to start a career. You can learn a lot by working directly on a number of projects. However, there are very limited opportunities to grow your career beyond entry-level engineering positions. The management structure changes very little over time, and many of the same habits (both good and bad) are continued over the long-term.

      4.0
      Aug 10, 2008

      Fun place to work, but how does career growth compare with other companies?

      Applications engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great place to meet a large number of smart engineers. There is a lot of flexibility in day to day activities to provide for career growth within the company. This is an excellent place to settle down if you have a family.

      Cons

      There are so many new engineers constantly being pulled into the company, it appears that certain career paths require a large number of years spent doing somewhat menial tasks before you can really make an impact on revenue directly. Another major issue is that entry level salaries are somewhat competitive with other companies, but once you move through the company, salaries increase extremely slowly.

      3.0
      Aug 6, 2008

      NI has a great work environment but offers little reward for your effort.

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      NI has a relaxed and friendly work environment. Intelligent coworkers make cooperation easier. It is a challenging and fun place for new graduates to start a career as they immerse you in real work right away. You learn on the job. There are lots of different groups and products to work on; there is flexibility to move around within the company. You feel like you are making products that impact people's lives. Austin is a great city to live in. It has reasonable house prices that have not been affected by the dismal housing market, a great music scene, and lots of active stuff to do if you are into sports.

      Cons

      Monotonous cubicle spaces, lousy fitness center. Lots of lower level managers are technical people who got promoted to managers, and most of they are not very good at managing people or projects. Low starting salary and pay raises that does not outpace inflation. There is a bit of internal politics at play. Unless you working on a high impact project in a highly visible group or your manager is really looking after you in your career development, promotion and pay raises are hard to come by. Even if you do above average work, there is little reward for you to do better.

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