Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at National Instruments with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 76% positive. To compare, the company-average is 72.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 11 days to get hired, when considering 94 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at National Instruments overall takes an average of 19 days.
Common stages of the interview process at National Instruments as a Software Engineer according to 94 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Skills test: 19%
Group panel interview: 13%
Phone interview: 11%
Presentation: 8%
Personality test: 5%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Background check: 3%
Drug test: 2%
Other: 1%
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I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at National Instruments in Sep 2009
Interview
Starts with a written test comprising of code snippets and computer puzzles. After one clears the written round one needs to go through 2-3 face to face interview rounds. Each is rejection based. Say, in case you don't get through round 1 then you would be asked to leave.
Given a binary tree whose nodes are colored either red or blue. A clump in the given tree is defined as a sub-tree, all whose nodes have the same color, Find the no. of such clumps in the given bin tree ?
It was a smooth and productive experience, showcasing strong problem-solving skills and a solid grasp of data structures and algorithms during the DSA round. There were two rounds of technical conducted.
I applied through other source. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at National Instruments (Pulau Pinang) in Mar 2025
Interview
asked 2 questions, one of the question is object oriented programming question which I think is pretty hard will have to think deep through but the interviewer is kind enough to help you, if you don't understand
I applied for the position through campus placements, and the interview went well. The process was smooth, and I had a positive interaction with the interviewers. I am hopeful for a good outcome.